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the former, until fome t\yo months or 

 more afterward ^ and this notwithflanding 

 the diflance of their iun(;^ion from the 

 fea ; and notwithflanding the Tamer is the 

 larger river. 



The natural hiftory, and habits, of this 

 moil; valuable of river fifh, is a fubjedt of 

 caquify,^iiot unv/orthy of public attention. 

 Befide throwinsr into the market a confi- 

 derable fupply of human food, this fpecies 

 of produce brings in an income to indivi- 

 duals of many thoufand pounds a year : 

 public and private advantages, which 

 i:^jight, in much probability, be doubled, 

 by judicious regulations and laws, refped:- 

 ing the prefervation and encouragement 

 of this fource of national produce ^ which 

 occupies no part of the lands, nor confum.es 

 any part of the produce of the foil -, fur- 

 nifhes a confideiabie incrcafe of nutriment, 

 without incurring any counter diminution i 

 and is obtained at little expence of labosj- 

 or attention. 



It is a pradice, in every Diftrift of the 

 Ifland, perhaps, for the diiTolute part of 

 thofe who live near the fources of rivers, 



to 



