8 A Voyage to 



where the Calms began to make us fenfible of extreme 

 Heats. They lafted but three Days, being now and 

 then mitigated by a little Frelhnefs from the Weft to 

 the South. 



Plying Fifha. In thofe fine Climates we began to fee Flying Fifties, 

 which are as big as large Pilchards, or Herrings ; their 

 Wings are nothing but long Fins; they ferve them to 

 fly no longer than they are wet. We often took fome 

 of them that fell into the Ship, or on the Chains > they 

 are delicious and well tafted. 



Dorado*. * The Enemies of thefe Fifties are the Dorado' s, or 

 Gilt-heads, who continually purfue them, and with fuch 

 a Bait they are eafily taken. They are fo very greedy, 

 that if a counterfeit Flying Fifti be made with Linnen, 

 or any fuch Thing, they fuffer themfelves to be deceiv'd, 

 tho' they bite at no other Bait. By that Means we took 

 the firft I ever faw, and I could never have done ad- 

 miring their Beauty. On their Scales appears the bright- 

 eft Luftre of Gold intermix'd with Shadowings of Azure, 

 Green arid Purple, than which nothing more beautiful 

 can be imagin'd. The Tafte of their Flefti is not an- 

 fwerable to that Beauty, tho' it is good enough, but 

 fomewhat dry. 



Green Clotids. My Inclination to Painting caus'd me to take Notice,un- 

 der the Tropick, of fome Clouds beautifully green at Sun- 

 fetting : I had never feen any thing like it in Europe, nor 

 have I fince feen any of fo fprightly a delicate Colour. 



In 21 Degrees, 21 Minutes Latitude, and 21 De- 

 grees, 39 Minutes Longitude, Weft from the Meridian 

 of Paris, we found the Sea very white, for the Space of 

 five or fix Leagues j and calling the Lead, found no 

 Bottom at 40 Fathoms after which, the Sea recovering 

 its ufual Colour, we fuppos'd we had pafs'd over fome 

 fliallow Place, which is not fet down in the Charts. 



For fome Days we had a little frelh Air at N. W. 

 which is not ufual in thofe Parts ; after which, the North 

 and N. N. E. Gales brought us into the Latitude of 17 



Pegrees, 



