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Sea Serpent at Hatifa.r.-The Nova Scolian oil
Ju'y %, states that argv Sea Serpent had been
seen in the harbor Of Iialifax, by number OF per
sons, whose veracity undoubted lts extreme
length supposed TO be 60 feet its colour b!at k
and raised its lead about three fee, from the wa
ter.


The Nova Sco,ian of the Sd ms. contains an &C
count Of an animal taken a, Portuguese Cove, near
HALIFAX, which was a, first rumo'td to be the same
described 10 the paper Of the preceding week, as
the Sea Serpent, but on exaninauon 1t proved to be
entirely different animal, called the Basking
Shark. It was very large, 80 feet in length and s
feet il circumtsrerce, alter the liver was taken nut,
which FILED two no sheads Ihe length Of the firs,
dotsal fin s43 feet. 1t caught in consequence
Of being en,angled 10 some fishing nets, set for
mackerti