THE SHARK. 261 



when brought to the table, the bones of a lilac 

 colour. 



We experienced a very light south east trade 

 wind for almost its whole limit, and lost it in lat. 

 00^ 36' north, and Ion. 20^ 40' west. We after- 

 wards experienced calms and light airs, with 

 but little rain. On the 13th of March, in lat. 

 P 23' north, and Ion. 22^ 15' west, several sail 

 were in sight, steering to the southward ; and 

 about two p. M. we spoke the barque. Lord of the 

 Isles, last from Falmouth, bound to Calcutta : 

 she left Falmouth the 7th of February. A boat 

 was sent from the barque, bringing letters for 

 conveyance to England, and newspapers of 

 December and January, which afforded us some 

 knowledge of how the world w^as going on. 



Sharks, accompanied by pilot-fish, and having 

 several of the Remora, or sucking-fish, attached 

 to them, were occasionally about the ship during 

 the calm weather. 



Sharks are formidable from their muscular 

 strength and the numerous rows of teeth with 

 which their expansive and powerful jaws are 

 armed : they may be considered as the most de- 

 structive and voracious of all the inhabitants of 

 the deep. Their stomachs, which are of enor- 

 mous capacity, are generally found filled with a 

 mixed collection of substances, some of which 



