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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A large hairy wild man was caught four hundred miles from the Cape of Good Hope and brought to the river in London on the Rambler, South Sea Whaler. He demonstrated astonishing muscular strength by seizing a Custom house Officer who approached too near, twirling him two or three times with great velocity, and throwing him over the side.
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There is now in the river an astonishing large Hairy Wild Man, caught four hundred miles from the Cape of Good Hope, brought over in the Rambler, South Sea Whaler; he is of astonishing muscular strength, a specimen of which had nearly proved fatal to one of the Custom house Officers, who inadvertently went too near him; he seized hold of the man, twirled him about two or three times with the greatest velocity, and then threw him over the side. Luckily the man escaped with a horrid fright and sound ducking.
A consultation of physicians was had some time since on the case of an African, who was sorely troubled with a swelling. The object was to determine whether or not it was a white swelling. We have not learnt what was the result of the consultation.
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Cape Of Good Hope
Event Date
August 30
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custom house officer escaped with a horrid fright and sound ducking after being thrown over the side by the wild man.
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A large hairy wild man was caught four hundred miles from the Cape of Good Hope and brought to the river in London on the Rambler, South Sea Whaler. He demonstrated astonishing muscular strength by seizing a Custom house Officer who approached too near, twirling him two or three times with great velocity, and throwing him over the side.