The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

We hear from Marblehead, that a Fisherman arrived there last Friday night from the banks of Newfoundland ; the master and people belonging to her give the following extraordinary account, viz. That on the banks of Newfoundland being at anchor, they were very much surprised to observe their vessel run direct in the wind's eye at a considerable rate, they hove their log-line and found she went above 7 knots, (not being able to purchase their anchor) and continued so to their great astonishment for 39 hours, without being able to account for this unusual occurrence; when a large whale hove up, seemingly much tired, they then hove towards him, and got so nigh as to discern the whale had got their anchor in his jaws ; they still hove nigher, and threw their fish hook into the ring of the anchor, but being under fearful apprehensions of danger, they cut their cable and the whale went off with the anchor and part of the cable.--Several other fishermen being in sight were greatly surprised to see this vessel run direct to windward without any sail, and hove up their anchors and came to sail.--If any of the whalemen should happen to take the whale, they are desired to return the anchor to the owner in Marblehead. [ Boston Courant Gazette. ]