174 OS BECK'S VOYAGE, 



The 9th of Augufh 



The fhip hardly moved from the place 

 Where it was the day before. We faw befides 

 Piedra Blanca the ifle of Lantoa, and fome 

 other ifles on the Chinefe coaft, on our right. 



The iothof Auguft. 



In the forenoon the Iky was clear, but the 

 wind againft us. 



BALisTEsycr/^/w.Catefby, vol.ii.27. Afiih 

 equal in fize and appearance to the Balijies 

 mcnoceros, but marked over the whole body as 

 it were with blue letters of an Eaftern lan- 

 guage, was caught here, and put into Spanijb 

 brandy ; but the fine colours vanifhed as foon 

 as it was dead. In the afternoon we had a 

 tolerable good wind, but at night again flood 

 out to fea ; becaufe a cloudy fky and lighten- 

 ing are faid to be the forerunners of a ftorm* 

 We had cloudy weather, contrary winds, and 

 fkowers of rain, the following days. 



The 



