134 Of Me ty*fid ne f s of Attention 

 ing with fiflies. But we deviate too far from 

 our voyage; the providence of God, and the 

 light we derive from that fource, may well en- 

 rapture our fenfes, and for a time engrofs all 

 oar ideas. 



We left off at the feventeen Fteroe I/lands, 

 but muft hafle from them to the Spanift Sea, 

 and its majellic waves. On the way we meet 

 with a fpecies of whales called the Grampus, 

 but are obliged to leave them to the nicer ob- 

 fervations of thofe who may for the future find 

 better opportunities of enriching the fcience 

 with a perfeft natural hiflory of whales. The 

 Gotbenburghraexchzxit, Mr. Peter Bagge, who 

 by means of this Royal Academy has offered to 

 bear the expences of a natural hinorian that 

 fliall attend the Swedifi whale fifliery, deferves 

 honour and thanks for fo generous a defign. 



On our voyage, Spain is the firft continent 

 where we reft : here is a confiderable degree 

 of warmth even in January, The fineft fruits 

 are then gathering from thofe trees which we 

 keep in our hot-houfes, and the fields are 

 adorned with beautiful flowers. We meet 

 with people who underhand feveral languages 



