122 OSBECK'S VOYAGE, 



The 13th of June, 49 . 16'. N. L. 



With the lead we found ground at ninety 

 fathoms laft night j it was a fine brown ifh fand. 



The 14th of June. 



Clear weather. Moderate wind. 



We at laft faw the Stilly Iflands in the fore- 

 noon. Thefe iflands and rocks are very low, 

 and therefore do nor appear before one is quite 

 up with them, for which reafon many {hips 

 have been loft juft at the entrance of the 

 Britijh Channel, notwithftanding there are two 

 lighc-houfes ere&ed for the ufe of feamen. 

 The rocks difcovered themfelves to us by the 

 breakers. Fucus divaricatus, vcjiculofus, et 

 Zojlera, came fwimming from the more. Eng- 

 lijh boats came from the Scilly Iflands to us, 

 with butter, lean fheep, geefe, ducks, chicken, 

 eggs, plaifcs (Pleuronecles Platejfa Linn.), 

 rock-fifti (JLabrus fuillas Linn.), potatoes in 

 baskets, turneps, cabbages, long and purple- 

 red beet, fallads, and (Crithmum maririmwii) 

 famphire; which latter, when cleared of its 



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