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when brouglit to the table, tiic bones of a lilac 

 colour* 



W^^^perienced a very liigM east trad^ 

 'Wind for almost its whole limit, and lost it in hit. 

 00'^ 36' north, and Ion. 20'^ 40' we?t, Wc after- 

 wards experienced ealms and light airs, with 

 but little rain. On the 13th of March, in lat. 

 P 23' iiortltj mA Imy ISf virm^ mm^ ml 

 were in mgh% ^mnwi^ to i&e 1sO)xlhmr4 ; and 

 about two p. M.. we spoke the barque. Lord of the 

 Isles, hist from Fahnonth, bound to Calcutta : 

 slie left Falmouth the 7tli of Feln-nary. A boat 

 wa^ $imt &dm .fte 'barque, bringing lettea fear- 

 <winr^'ajaoe to Eaglaad, a«d tm^sj^ipm of 

 Decenal}er and January, which afforded xm ^QdQue 

 knowledge of how the world wa? going on. 



Sharks, accompanied by pilot-fish, and having 



to &Lem, occasionally about liiB «ldp duriii^ 



the calm weather. 



Sharks are formidahle from their muscular 

 strength and the numerous rows of teeth with 

 which their expansive and powerful jawer are 

 armed : tlte^ may <sc»ldd^ed at^ the mi^ if* 

 structive and voradous of all the initabitaii^s 

 the deep. Tlieir stomachs, whieli are of enor- 

 mous eapaeity, arc generally Ibmid filled with a 

 mixed collection of substances, some of which 



