396 AN ACCOUNT OF THE 



differently formed, clumfy, heavy, wooden anchors, 

 large Hones, Sec. &c. If this evil cannot be entirely 

 prevented, it might, at leaft, be greatly leifened, by 

 obliging them all to uie anchors of a particular fort, 

 and lefs destructive. 



This feafon the Seewel Bank only was fifhed, which 

 lies above twenty miles to the weftward of sfr/poo, 

 oppolite to the frefh water rivers of Moo/alee Modra- 

 %am and Porriparipoo.. It has been obferved, that the 

 pearls on the north-weft part of this bank, which con- 

 iifts of rock, are of a clearer water than thofc found 

 on the fouth-eaft, neareft the lhore, growing on co- 

 rals and fand. 



Condatchey is iituated in a bay, forming nearly a 

 half moon, and is a wane, fandv diltrict, withfome 

 milerable huts built on it. The water is bad and 

 brackifh, and the foil produces only a few, widely 

 featured, fainted trees and bullies. Thole perfons 

 who remain here during the fithery are obliged to get 

 their water for drinking from Aripod, a village with 

 a linall old fort, lying* about four miles to the fouth- 

 ward. Tigers, porcupines, wild hogs,.pangohnes, or the 

 hn armadillos, are. amengii other quadrupeds, here 

 common. Of amphibia, there are tortoiles, eipeeially 

 the itjhulo {eometnea and various kinds of lnakes. A 

 concholoailt meets here with a large field for his en- 

 quiries. The prefents which I made to the people 

 •loved in the fiiherv. to encourage them to collect 

 all forts of fliells which the divers bring on ihore, pro- 

 ed but little effect ; as they were too much taken 

 in fearching after the ; r of pearl fhells to pay 



ntion to any other object. However, my endea- 

 vou • re not entirely ufelefs ; I will fpecify here a 

 few of the number I collect-, d during my ltay ; dif- 

 ferent kinds of petlmes *, folium porphyreum, Jolen ra- 

 diatus -f~, I caftrenjis, Linn, £ qjirea hyolis ks y oj/r. 



[•Radiated razor fhell. 

 J Alpha cockle mb. 



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