SEA SERPENT.

From Me Portland Ereaine. .4dr ;.
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SEA SERPENT.

 From Hte Portland Ereaipe .4dr. .Inhl 6.

 HE SEA SERPENTs AND THE STEAM BoAT.-The steamer Connecticut arrived this morning later than usual, having been employed for about an hour in chasing sboal of Sea Serpents. About six o'clock lasteyeninga gaschr. off Nahanthailedth Con- neeticut, and told Capt Porter that if he would look out he might see the Sea Ser pent, for the bore east of Nahant.o The Connecticut steered accordingly, and very soon, not one Sea Serpent alone, but three, some say four, appeared ill sight. All the passengers saw these monsters of the deep wlth their own eyes, distinctly and clearly.

 One of the passengers, who had a good view, says that one of the Sefpents was one hundred feet in length, with head part y in the form of a snake and partly in the form of piekrel. Some say that this largest Serpent was yet longer. Another ot the Serpents was judged to be about 90 feet long. One threw his body out of wa ter about 50 feet in a spiral undulatory mo- ton, which formed at times upon a calm sea beautiful dark arch. During DOT ton of this time, one of the serpents was thought to be distant about twenty rods: and before and after this near approach, they could be seen for some time with glass. The Serpeuts seemed to enjoy the sport, and played around her for some time -perhaps they took 1t for another sSar- Pelst,8 in or on the deep, and were seeking anintroduetion.

 Of all these facts we are informed by many persons, verbally by one, upon whom we can rely, and who has hitherto been in- credulous enough. We do not, we cannot doubt the testimony of so many persons, in a steamboat upon quiet sea, with the pow CT of stopping and following the objects of their curiosity whithersoever they pleased.

 From the Boston Post of Monday.

 HE SEA SERPENT IN vERITY.-Ex- tract ot letter to a gentleman in this city:

 "PoRTLAND, July 6.

 Dear Sir:-I arrived in safety this 1norn- ing at 8, having passed an hour or more yesterday afternoon among shoal of Sea Serpents, three of which measuring from so or 90 to 120 or 13o feet; l distinctly odW tdCu1 Hiul tllG lohGQ GyG4 EdflQ dlIGf- wards carefully examined them with a glass. They were lying full length on the water, occasionally lifting their head 4 or feet above the surface, and showing 20 or 30 punches, or snake-like undulations, at time. Their heads bore a resemblance to the pickerel's, and the crease of their mouths, marking the division of the jaws, was like that of a common snake. The engine of the boat was stopped, and for three quarters of an hour we had q cool and deliberate view of these monsters. Such objects l never beheld.n

 0lF Since the above was received, we have eonyersed with several people who came up in the Connecticut yesterday, and they all state that they saw, about ten O. clock yesterday morning, little below Nahant, three or four of the serpents, one of which was certainly 100 feet in length.

 One of the .Molmonites has become dis satisfied with his new faith and brethren, and has denounced them all in a West6eld