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Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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On Thursday the 14th inst., two large devil fish were sighted and captured off the Capes of Delaware by forty persons in ten boats. The smaller male was skinned and its skin sent to New-York, while the female, weighing 3000 pounds and measuring 12 feet long by 15 feet broad, was transported entire to Philadelphia.
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On Thursday the 14th inst. two very large fish were seen off the Capes of Delaware, and ten boats manned with forty persons, went in pursuit; after much exertion they succeeded in taking them, when they proved to be what are commonly called Devil Fish; a male, the smaller of the two, was skinned, and the skin sent to New-York. A vessel was chartered to bring the female to Philadelphia entire.
This enormous fish weighed when caught three thousand pounds and measures twelve feet in length and fifteen in breadth.
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Capes Of Delaware
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Thursday The 14th Inst.
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two devil fish captured; male skinned and skin sent to new-york; female brought entire to philadelphia, weighing three thousand pounds, twelve feet in length, fifteen in breadth.
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Two very large fish seen off the Capes of Delaware; ten boats with forty persons pursued and captured them after much exertion; identified as devil fish; male smaller, skinned, skin sent to New-York; vessel chartered for female to Philadelphia entire.