1807* 4P r « 3 un * io 3 
ger altid flera lys-pärlor, än sedan det stått 
^uptagit någon tid* 
, Utdrag ifrån The Gentlemans Magaztne 
Sept. pag. 40$ och följande: 
Observations on a Luminous Appearance of the 
, Sea. By M:r de Reville. 
i he i4:th of July 175:4 about 9 at Night, 
in 8 Degr. 47 min. North and 73 degrees 
Longitude East of the Meridian of Paris the 
Sea appieared all on Fire 1)3 I viewed it from 
the Ships Gallery with the utmost surprize. 
The Sea 3 whose surface was but slightly agi- 
tated, was covered over with Small Stars 2); 
Every ware 5 which broke about us dispersed 
a most vivid light* in complexion like t-hat 
of a Silver tissue electrified in the dark. The 
more distant waVes, which appeared as con* 
coiinded togethr, formed at the Horizon the 
appearance of a Plan covered with Snow 3)5 
G f and 
I) Detta uttryck Sr oförnekeligen £ör starkt, så~- 
■ som jag det redan anmärkt uti min Beskrif- 
ning om M ar-Eldar. 
Det voro således Stjernlika Mar -Eldar, som 
förordsakade det sken, Herr de Riville be- 
skrifver. 
3) Inga Stjernlika Mar -Eldar synas på så långt 
håll; utan var det det hvita skummet, tilkoin~ 
mit af våg-brytningar, som i horizonten Iy~ 
