ASCENSION. 1752. 26s 



much the tide falls, nor could any eftimation 

 be made, on account of the ftrong breakers ; 

 thefe are likewife fo violent againft the wind, 

 that in 1749 a floop with four men funk very- 

 near the Ihore. 



I found nothing particular in the Sargaflc, 

 befides that peculiar animal, the drawing of 

 which refembles a fp id er : perhaps this was 

 only the fkin which fome animal had caff. off. 



The 2 2d of May we fpoke with a French- 

 man, who had received accounts from St. Hele- 

 na of fuch events as had happened during our 

 abfence. It was peculiar, that an officer from 

 the French fhip afked us whether the Swedes 

 believed in the Apoftles Creed? When a 

 Frenchman has fuch mean thoughts of a Lu- 

 theran, the Spaniards and Portugueze may well 

 think us Turks and Heathens. 



The 30th of May we faw the weftern iflands, 

 or Azores, on which every one of us expe&ed 

 to breathe fome frefh air ; but the refolution 

 was changed, and we failed for England. In 

 the mean time the fcurvy had attacked fome 

 of our men, It was very happy that they 



were 



