A Voyage to J AM A LG A. 
nO more any Ground, or were got clear of the Soundings, that is commonlye 
counted about One hundred Leagues fiom the Coatt of Fxgland towards the 
south-Weft ; the Flag was hoifted on the Main-top-matt-head, and {everal 
Huzzas, and Guns difcharged at drinking his Grace the Duke of Alhemarl’s 
Health, who was then Vice-Admiral of thofe Seas. The Ships in Company 
likewife fhew’d their Refpe@, in difcharging their Guns, by way of Salute 
to the Flag; the like was done by fome Ships Bound for Guinea, who kept 
Company with the Frigat to avoid hazard from the Sally Men of War, 
Who are very bufie about thefe parts: one who was fome Leagues a 
Head, hal'd up his Sails, and lay by till the Frigat was paft, when he like- 
wife, by a Salute of all his Guns, paid the re{pect was -due to the Enelilh 
Commander of thofe Scas. 
On Friday the 7th. of Odob. 168 7. We had a Grampus, or {mall Whale, fol- 
low’d us: This fort of Whale which is the leaft, and of the fame kind with 
the Dolphin or Porpeffes, is about forty Foot long, and proportionably 
broad, is {mooth, and of a dark brown colour in the Back, and has two Chan- 
nels in the Head, through which he {pouts out Water in two {mall Streams 
when he rifes from the bottom above the Surface of the Sea to breath, which 
he does very frequently, blowing and fo going down again. ‘This fort is very To: Gram- 
frequent in the great Weftern Ocean. The Sailers commonly fhoot at them pus ¢¢{crid- 
with {mall Shot, but without any feeming hurt to the Creatures. They are ¢4. 
very devouring, and chafe into the Shore the greater Whales, and are fre- 
quently thrown on Shore in Scotland, where they are about Twenty five Foor 
long. It is called Balena minor in utragque Maxilla dentata que Orca vocatur. 
Sibbald, obff. de balenis, p.6. Orca Rindeletii, p. 483. c& Bellonii,p. 16. Raii, 
P.40. Granpaffes. Purchas, 569. where it was obferved «in 73°. N. lat. Gran- 
pifce of Terry, p.8. Baleine de Rochef. 195. D' Abbeville, Pp. 39.- Grampofe of 
Pool. Purchas, p.707. ‘The Grampus of Smith, Virg. 'p. 28, New-England, | 
p-227. ; ¥ : | er 
We had alfo Porpeffes came about us. ‘There are ‘multitudes of ‘thefé 
(which are well defcribed and figured by. Mr: Ray, p. 3%. Tab. Asx. Fig. 2.) 
in the great Weftern Ocean ; they go generally many ‘together, and when 
they appear about a Ship they are’ counted to’Prefage a Storm, and that the 
Wind will blow that way whither they ‘go: they are not fo frequent between pereles de- 
the Tropicks as in the Northern parts. ' They’ are much fwifter in Swimming [eribed. 
in the Water than a Ship under Sail: with a good! Gale°of Wind, they ‘are 
taken by Harping-Irons, and the Fat being ‘taken’ off (efpecially Fins and 
Tail) are eaten by fome Seamen, but are no way delicate Food, having a 
very noifome fifhy, and rancid Taft. in 
I believe this, and the Delphinus to be much the fame ; they leap up about 
a Foot out of the Water, (tumultuating and being uneafie or fick by the 
weather, *) fometimes more, and fometimes le(S,:and are fo quick in return- * Martens. 
ing that they feem to be crooked, whence the Painters took their Figures. 
_ Thefe are mentioned by the following Writers by the names of» Porcpifces of 
Smith, New-England, p.rr7.  Porpifce of Ligon, p. Zt Marfovin appelle poure 
fille de Denis, Tom. 2. p. 258.  Gwaperva Marcer Marfovins de Rochef. 191. 
du Pyrard de la Val. p, 6. de Cauche. p. 141. D. Abbeville, p. 30. Marfovin, 
called by the Portugnefe Tonana of Mandelflo, p. x97. Phocwna Rond. p. 473. 
Gefv. “Rai, p.31. Tab. A. x. Fig.2. Ax Botos ¢ Toninas of Anonym. Portug. 
Purchas, 13142 Phocena fen Turfto Bellon. p. 15. Scalig. Porpifces or Hog- 
Fifh. Zerry p11. An Ambizcangulo feu Porcus aquatilis. Pigafet. p. 10> Por- 
pafle, Butskopf, or Places-Head of Martens. cap. 2. The Porpefle of Efcarbot. - 
Nova Francia, p. 69. (From which Authors a larger account may be had of 
them.) : : 
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