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cannot recover the Wat^r again and so dye ; wherefore those 

 that are disposed to get up early before the Fowl come to 

 prey, may get what quantities they please of several sorts of 

 Fishes all along these coasts. And notwithstanding these 

 Blue-fish are accounted so extraordinary good, yet they some- 

 times occasion Sickness after eating them, viz. violent heats all 

 over the Body with Shiverings, Head-ach, and the like, which 

 is chiefly owing to the Gall being broke in some of them, 

 which is very hurtful, as I found by giving it to a Dog. 



The Drum-fish, whereof there are two sorts, viz. the Red 

 and the Black. The Red is a large scaly Fish, much bigger 

 than the Blue-fish, some of them beins: above four Feet lons' ; 

 the Body is excellent firm Meat, and extraordinary good 

 nourishment ; their Heads exceed in goodness all the Fish in 

 these parts, being the most delicious Dish I ever met with. 

 There are greater numbers of them to be met with in Caro- 

 lina, than any other sort of Fish. Those that are disposed to 

 fish for them, especially every new Flood, catch as many Bar- 

 rels full as they please, with Hook and Line, for at that time 

 they will catch them as fast as they can throw their Bait into 

 the Water, which is generally a soft Crab, and so Salt them 

 up and Transport them to other parts that are scarce of Pro- 

 visions. 



The Black-Drums are a thicker made Fish, and much fat- 

 ter than the former ; they are an excellent good Fish, but not 

 so common here, as they are in the more Northerly parts of 

 this Continent, they are taken after the same manner with the 

 former, viz. with Hook and Line. 



The Angel-fish, so called from it's beautiful Golden Colour, 

 that shines all about it's Head and Belly; it is in shape ex- 

 actly like the Bream, and is verv s^ood to eat. The same sort 



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