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men to attempt a deception upon others. At pp. 16 and 17 

 of their report, are the following words, being an extract 

 from the Journal kept upon the occasion. 



"Sunday, August 26th, 1829. — Embarked at 7 a.m. to 

 go down to Bale de I'Echaffaud du Basque, or Eiviere 

 aux Canards ; but, when we reached the Point of Bale des 

 Eoches, the wind blew too hard for us to proceed, and we 

 put ashore in a little cove till noon, when we embarked 

 again, and kept close in shore, with the tide and wind in 

 our favour. We had not proceeded far, when we were 

 pursued by a monstrous fish of prey, in consequence of 

 which we put ashore again. This animal was four hours 

 about us, and apparently watching us. It came some- 

 times within twenty feet of the rock on which we were. 

 It was at least from twenty to twenty-five feet long, and 

 shaped exactly like a pike ; its jaws were from five to six 

 feet long, with a row of large teeth on each side, of a 

 yellowish colour. It kept itself sometimes for nearly a 

 minute on the surface of the water. At 5 p.m., seeingr 

 nothing more of it, we embarked again, keeping close in 

 shore, and at 7 p.m. put in for the night at the fishing-hut 

 at Echaffaud du Basque. Two men, named Baptiste 

 Simard and Coton Felion, who were on their way to 

 Malbay, hunting for seals, put in at the same time as we 

 did. Thermometer 71°, 77°, and 69°." 



