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he related. He, however, by dint of threats and entreaties, obtained of the Captain two thousand dollars, which was not supposed to have been a bare tythe of the original value. Tardy, fi nding himself suddenly re-


duced from a state of affl uence to indigent circumstances, destitute of the means of gaining a livelihood, and without friends or a home, resolved to resort to means for obtaining property, similar to those that had been so successfully practiced upon himself; and from what is known of him since that time, he appears to have kept that resolution in strict observance. The event is, he has died by his own hand, and left behind the character of a demon. The American Captain has lived and died with his own family, and many are willing to bestow on him the title of a gentleman. These facts are gathered from those who


were acquainted with the transaction, and from the corresponding statements made from Tarty to Mr. Dobson, (the mate of the CRAWFORD,) and to another gentleman, with whom the writer of this article has conversed. I shall not pretend to say that Tardy was


not a fi rst rate villain; but this inquiry pres- ents itself – If Tardy had not been swindled out of his property, is it probable that our feelings would have been shocked with the catalogue of crime in which he has been the prime mover? I answer without hesitation, No! and if so, he who commits a fraud can form no idea, of its ultimate result, or of the degree of punishment which strict justice would attach to the crime.’


Col. Reporter. London, October 2. It is remarkable


that Capt. Franklin and Capt. Parry should both arrive in London on the same day, one by a southern and the other by a northern course; and that instead of meeting on the shores of the Arctic Sea according to their wishes, and the hopes of the Admiralty, they should simultaneously reached the point from which they started on their enterprising


and interesting expedition. The trial of Lieut. Percival, on an in-


dictment for extortion while in command of the U. S. schooner DOLPHIN at the Sandwich Islands, came on before the Cir- cuit Court of the United States on Monday morning, and terminated last evening, in a verdict of acquittal. The jury was charged by the Court, that the indictment could not be sustained, on the ground that the off ense charged did not come within the meaning of the act upon which it was founded, and that the Court had not cognizance of charges of this nature against offi cers of the Navy, the proper tribunal being a Court Martial. – N. Y. M. Adv.


21 November Corfu, September 11. – We have never


seen such activity in our roads, and such regular communication, by post, with the neighboring Greek Islands, as now that the squadrons of the Three Powers are on the point of joining together. Yesterday two frigates arrived, which are probably the rea[???] the Russian squadron for we learn that Admiral Hayden has been obliged by the west winds to steer to the right of Corfu, and proceeded by the Strivali and Cape Spathi to Milo, to eff ect his junction with the French and English squadrons. The Egyptian fl eet, which sailed from Alexandria on the 1st


of


August, has probably received notice of the approaching junction of the European squadrons, and has endeavored to avoid them; for our last accounts from Navarin, which come down to the 6th


September, agree


in stating that not a single Egyptian or Turk- ish vessel has yet been seen on those seas; hence it is inferred that the Egyptian fl eet has either returned to Alexandria, or that it has steered another course to reach the Morea, or one of the Islands in the Archipelago.


the 16th


A Sea Serpent. – Humburg papers to inst. reached us yesterday by the


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Serpent whose freaks have long formed a prominent topic of the American journalists, seems to have cross the Atlantic, and chosen the coast of Norway for his fi rst appearance in Europe. The Yankees Serpent, or at least one of the same family, is asserted, in a letter from Christiana, to have been seen by fi ve persons, who have been examined as to the fact before the Police Court. These witnesses concurred in stating, that the body of the animal as it appeared in the water, had at least ten arched elevations of bends (bogen) distant from each other about 20 ells. The arched elevations, which were all above the water, were each about six ells long, so that the whole length may be estimated at 260 ells. In thickness it appeared equal to a wa- ter butt or hogshead. The color of the head, which was raised above the water, was either black or very dark. No tail was observed. Its passage through the water caused a rushing noise. The bends of its body were infrequent motion; that is to say, they moved up and down, being one moment above, and the next under the water. Two of the eyewitness- es declared, that they were perfectly certain that what they saw was one connected whole and not made up of diff erent animals. It was seen on the 24th


morning, in clear and calm weather, in the Bonneford; and again on the 26th


of August, about ten in the , at seven


in the morning, when it passed the Lund and Hoved Islands. On the latter occasion it was at the distance of 120 fathoms; on the former, at about 200. A second letter from Christiana, dated the 5th


inst. states, that the


serpent had been seen two days before off the Nas, and on that day off Lysager, by persons as worthy of credit as those who had been examined by the police authorities. A reward of 100 dollars is off ered for killing it and bringing it in. The Norwegian journal- ists recommends the lighting of large fi res on the coast, which he thinks might induce the animal to run up some narrow creek, or into shallow water, where it might easily be killed. Upon that principle he supposes the serpent is to be thus attracted, he does not state. Perhaps he thinks it a fi re worshiper. London Times


A Sea Lion Taken. – Extract of a letter


from Hezlet Irvine, Esq., of Clover Hill, Donegal, to his brother, George Irvine, Esq. of Enniskillen, dated August 13, 1827 – “On the morning of the 10th


inst. was killed in


Inver Bay, a most enormous animal of the seal kind, called a Sea Lion, in a sprat net.


It had the gunwale of my boat frequently underwater, but fortunately (the last time he fastened on the side of the boat with his fore paws,) one of the men hit him on the head with a foot-spur, and bothered him so much as to be able to get him into the boat, where they kept beating him until he was dead. He measured 9 feet 4 inches in girth, he weighed 729 pounds. His snout is like a cow’s, his teeth like a dog’s, his head is remarkably small, the nails of his fore paws seven inches long and very strong – those on the hind paws are shaped like a goose’s foot. This animal is the wonder of the fi sh- ermen, who came here in hundreds to see it, and some of them say it has been known in the bay these forty years, tearing their nets constantly. I will try to preserve the skin.” – Dublin Paper.


The bounties paid to fi shermen at the


Custom House in the District of French- man’s Bay, amount to more than the govern- ment receipts there; and the Collector gives the fi shermen drafts on the offi ce at Portland for the remainder.


Eastport, November 10. – The Mail


Boat, with the western mail on board in passing from Robbinston on Monday last, to St. Andrews, was upset and three men drowned, one of whom was Mr. Oliver Junk, the mail carrier. The bodies have been found, but the mail is lost.


The exports from Boston during the


third quarter of the present year show an excess over the exports for the same quarter of 1826 of more than half a million of dollars.


DIED In Parsonsfi eld, Mr. Aaron Goodwin.


He served on board the BON HOMME RICHARD, John Paul Jones commander; was in the battle with the SERAPIS, which was taken and carried into France.


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– brig RISING STATES,


Captain Burkmar, from Frankfort, to load for the West Indies. November 19th


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