OF LA FEROUSE. 41 



We had had, for fome time, a little calm 

 weather, but the trade winds foon began to re- 

 lume their ftrength. They were again interrupt- 

 ed, on the 3d of November, by a ftorm which 

 lafted the whole night ; and they blew the next 

 morning as the preceding days. 



On the 6th they left us in latitude 9 6' 

 north, and longitude 21 weft. 



We experienced an oppreffive heat, although 

 the thermometer (I fiill mean that of Reaumur) 

 ftood at only 23 above o. 



The goeland noir of BufFon (larus marinus, 

 Linn.), which had come and fettled on the 

 fprit-fail yard, efcaped from one of our people, 

 at the moment when he was on the point of lay- 

 ing hold of it. 



A prodigious quantity of bonitoes neither quit- 

 ted us night nor day ; it was very afionifhing 

 that this fifh was able to follow us fo long, with- 

 out refting itfelf. 



On board the Efperance the fiihermen were 

 very fuccefsful, while the fifh feemed to avoid 

 our lines. 



The motteux of BufFon (motacilla cenantlie, 

 Linn.), which, as is well known, is a bird of 

 paiFage, fatigued with having crofFed the feas, 

 came and let itfelf be caught on board. 



We experienced calms for feventeen days in 



a parallel of 5 in latitude ; we got out of them 



1 only 



