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connexion in the chain of caufe and effefl:. 

 The prejudice agamft whiftling, on board 

 fhip, appears to be univerfal ; nor do I remem- 

 ber ever to have heard a failor whiftle In any 

 fliip ; beyond the common whee-ew^ whee-ew^ 

 when he wants a breeze ; and pafiengers are 

 even called upon to pay a forfeit fhould they* 

 however inadvertently, be heard to whiftle. 

 The fuperftition refpeding the flight of a 

 bird, which they call mother Carey's chicken, 

 is peculiarly ftrong. This is a black fmall 

 bird with long wings, which flies fwiftly and 

 very near the water. It only appears, they fay, 

 in fl:ormy weather, and however temperate 

 when the chicken is feen, they always predid:, 

 from its prefence, an approaching gale. The 

 latter part of the obfervation we have but too 

 often feen verified, for the prefence of mother 

 Carey's chicken, has, too frequently, been 

 fucceeded by a violent florm : but in how far 

 the fad: of this bird appearing, only, in fuch 

 weather may be corred, we have had little op- 

 portunity of judging. 



With pleafure I feel myfelf able to Inform 

 you that we have fome indications of having 



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