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Monsters 0f HI. Sea.--The following stateme nj
i, commune a,ed 90 the editor OF the New York Eve
ming Post, by an acquaintance, who eil vouch
or its authenticity.


Erfract from The journal Of The snpercarso Of a


ressel recently returned from the Fast Indies.


"On our voyage out, in latitude 40, SOUTH longi
,ude about 90, east, we surrounded for several
hours BY number OF Sea Monsters, Of description
which neither the captain (who had been 10 sea Tor
20 years, aud or s voyages to lndia) nor any one
on board was acquainted with, or hsd ever seen.
They were species Of serpent and carried their
bead, three or tour feet out Of water their bodies
appeared OF an irregular shape. resembling sunk
en- rock, and were covered with barnacles their
tails were foiked like hsh's and very large. We
had very disinc, view OF two Of them which ap.
preached US from direction abeam ofus, and with
out apparently taking scarcely any notice os Us, pas
srd close under our bowsprt and TO avoid running
or them we we're obliged to keep the yes.e off, be-
ing fearful Of nuring her copper, They appear
ed TO be Thirty or forty feet in length, and at times
moved through the water With great celeii;y. Some
OF them 9, short distance Off exactly resembled
The representation, and their appearance generally
was similar to the description have seen oflhe Sea
Serpent, which appeared on our cost some time
since There were eight or ten Of them, and they
continued around US from noon, when they were
first seen, until dark