THE INHABITANT OF THE NAUTILUS 

 POMPILIUS. 



(^«e P«ge 89% Vol. J.) 



It was on the 24tli of Aiigost, 182U^ (calm and 

 fine weather, thermometer at noon 79'\) in 

 the mttia^ At ship Sophia lying at 

 mmkm hi Mkml^ Sm^, on the soul^^weat side 

 of the island of Erromanga, one of the New 

 Hebrides Gronp, Soutliern Pacific Ocean, that 

 something: was seen tloatin**' on tiic surface of 

 the water, at some distance from the ship ; to 

 maay it appeared like ^ simdl cte^ j|0>d;oii&-^dl 

 cal^ yirMdi would ham hem sudi an imusuul 

 object to be seen in this part of tlie world, tlnit 

 tlie boat which was alongside the ship at the 

 time, was sent for the purpose of ascertaining 

 the nature of tlie Moating object. 



On approaching near, it ifm obserted to hsi 

 the shell-fish, coMimonly known by the name of 



