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C H,A P. the gills of the fli-ark,-but to clired it to its prey, from 

 u^^^^Li ^'^^^•^^^■^•^ fingiilarity originates its name. 



On the III of May, being exa6tly one month at fea^ 

 during which time, by way of making a trial, ! had con- 

 tinued bare-footed and bare-headed, without catching 

 cold; I this day, for the firft time, not only dreffed like 

 my fhip-mates, but wore every thing double, and fome. 

 things triple, which I found exceedingly comfortable. 



About this time a Mr. Neyfeus^ one of our furgeons,... 

 having on board a crabbodago or grijfon (vvdiofe ferocity 

 I have already delcribed) to carry home as a curiofity, the 

 mifchievous creature broke loofe, and in one night mur- 

 dered all the monkies, parrots, poultry, and other ani* 

 mals that were upon deck, while it drove moft of the 

 cre\t who had the watch down the hatchway; till luckily 

 one of them with a liand-fpike knocked out his brains. 



On the 3d, we had hard gales and heavy fiiowers aS 

 S. E. Latitude about 40°. From this time the gale daily 

 encreafed, till the ninths when the weather began to mo- 

 derate.. 



We now faw feveral porpoifes, herring^gullsy &:c. The 

 firft is a fifh about five or fix feet long, exceffively fatj 

 of a bluifli black colour, and witliout fcales ; the head 

 has fmall eyes, and no gills, but a long fnout, and iharp 

 teeth. The fins are but one dorfal, and two ventral, and 

 the tail is horizontal, to enable it to leap above the water, 

 which it does frequently to blow or breathe, at which 

 time its 'faorting maybe heard at a great diftance. The 



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