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east wind began to blow at 9 o'clock, the anchor was 

 again lifted, and the voyage was continued the whole of 

 the following night. 



Hafsdjlir. Marine Animals. [Jelly fish.] We saw 

 also a kind of marine animals floating in the water 

 something like the annexed figure. The colour 

 was mostly violet. It was round and opened itself 

 nearly like a purse, pung, when we saw in the 

 midst of it four white rings. It must be some kind of 

 Medusa. I could not get a chance of catching any. 

 The sizes were various, some quite small of 1 inch 

 diameter, and the largest about 6 inches across. 



The 10th August, 1748. 



The voyage was continued the whole of this day with 

 a favourable and delightful wind, which drove the ship 

 quickly, but raised some waves on the sea. In the morn- 

 ing at 7 o'clock, we caught sight of the Isle of Wight, 

 which lies outside Portsmouth, and [T. II. p. no], 

 belongs to England. It, as well as the country round, 

 seemed to consist of chalk, because the cliffs, vallarna, 

 were snow white. It is also highland enough. 



Parilar. While we were sailing here out on the sea, 

 so that we could only see a little of the English coast a 

 great way off, but not any other land, there came some 

 white butterflies flying over the sea, and sometimes 

 accompanied the ship for a little. Sometimes also they 

 flew before the ship. I could not catch one to see what 

 species it was, but they exactly resembled the snowwhite 

 Cabbage Butterflies, Kal Farilar, both in shape and 

 size. 



I did not see them pitch anywhere on the ship. We 

 also saw them yesterday. All wondered how these frail 

 creatures ventured so far from the shore. 



At noon we passed in front of the Isle of Wight, which 



