1 04 1 807 , Apr. Maj. 3un. 
and the Wave of our Ship, whose brightnessj 
lasted a Jong while 5 was of a Iovely anå 
luminous white, interspersed with brillant 
and Azur points. 
Ås I was attentive in coritemplating this| 
new and extraordinary Spectacle y I was 
struck with the light issuing from certain 
small bodies, which" frequently keept fixt toi 
the rudder when the Sea left it 4). I caused 
sorae of the water to be taken up 5 and 
strained intp a ' Vessel through a handker- 
chief, after which operation lobserved that 
the filtred water was no longer luminous, 
but that the haridkerchiéf was cpvered with 
brillant points 5 which were fbtéd to it. Some 
of theese I took upon the end of my finger, 
when they insensibly löst their light 5 and 
as they ressembled to the eggs of Fishes in 
form an size, f). I had the curiösity to exa-i 
mine! 
' , ' '.'! 
st© hvitt jom snö. Herr de Revilles be- 
skrifning på Köhl-vatnet (the wave of the 
Ship) når Sär uti är mycket stam och många 
Stjejnlika Mar »Eldar, ar ganska förträfflig. 
4) Dessa små kroppar voro icke ani^at än phos-l 
phorescerande luft-blåsor; ty inga så stora 
lef vande Djur, at de därifrån foanna urskil- 
jas, synas någonsin om dagarna fästa sig vid 
rodret; och de som vanligen sitta beständigt 
fastade vid Skeppets botten ock Roder, lysa 
aldeles icke i mörkret» 
5) Var detta icke verkeliga Rom -kulor, så va*i 
det af de små för blotta ögat knapt märkeliga ! 
