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There is a tunny fishery just in front of the town ; we 

 saw them haul their net once with no result, but in a 

 subsequent haul they took three large tunnies (Scomber 

 thynnus] and a sword fish (Xiphias). In the afternoon 

 we went off in steam launch with a view of trying to 

 get into Lake Orbitello, but the entrance is barred with 

 mullet traps ; so we coasted for a little way along the 

 sandy strip which separates the lake from the bay, and 

 then away as far as the heavy sea would let us towards 

 the west under high cliffs." 



" April i^th. Bright morning, but the glass very low 

 and stormy, squally wind from south-west, with a very 

 heavy sea running outside. Many shearwaters of both 

 species scudding about the bay. T. shot three of the 

 larger sort from on deck." 



STRAITS OF BONIFACIO. MADDALENA 

 " May i st. We crept round Razzoli with its light- 

 house, past Santa Maria, Budella, Spargio, Spargiotto, into 

 Maddalena roads oft the town, and anchored about 

 i p.m. These islands are very rocky and barren-looking, 

 but the Sardinian coast is green and wild. We saw 

 Garibaldi's house on Caprera. The strong east wind 

 prevented any sort of pleasure. I went to the town, which 

 seems clean and well-built. I find that the people decline 

 to be considered as Sardes, but call themselves ' islanders,' 

 and say that they are all of Genoese or Corsican 

 extraction. 



