OSBECK'S VOYAGE. 



Scolopendra pcdibus utrinque viginti was 

 here found near the bancfhal. 



The fhips prepared for their voyage home, 

 except the Dutch commodore fhip, which was 

 to ftay till March, and bring the ihips accounts 

 into order. 



The 25 th of December, 



Clear, calm weather. 



Oysters, which the Chinefe called Hao, 

 were fold quite frefli to us. It was a different 

 fpecies from thofe whofe fhells have been afore- 

 mentioned ; they were rounder, five or fix, or 

 more of tliem grew together, and are ex- 

 tremely difficult to open : for the purpofe of 

 opening, the Chinefe always have a proper 

 piece of iron about them when they fell 

 Oyjier^ Some of them were fattened to great 

 Hones, and on them the Sertularia conferva 

 formis was fattened. It was plainly vifible that 

 they came out of a clayey bottom. They were 

 very like our oyfters, but larger, in particular 

 the animal in them ; which the Chinefe take 



out, 



