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every one of them was made to experience the powers 
of their antagonist. It may be supposed that after so 
many discharges of the torporific or galvanic influence, 
the powers of this fish had become greatly exhausted, 
but their experience had taught them not to trust in 
this, and therefore a quantity of seaweed was pro- 
- cured, on which the bag or purse was laid, with the 
fish still remaining in it, and in this way the whole 
was brought safely to land. 
J. C. 
PoLPERRO, August 18, 1865. 
