Trayels into the Levant. Part II. 
Needle, afid then our Courle would prove to be Eafi, a Point and a half towards 
Smth^ and fo we were but Haifa Point to the Windward of the Land of Perfw, 
and this Courfe carried us ftreight to the Gulf which is to the Nonhrvard of 'ae 
Ifle of 2>/», but the Captain would not change his Couife, fearing to meet' with 
an Eafi Wind, which would have driven him too far above the place whither we 
were bound \ and therefore he would not bear away Sdath^ till he vyas near the 
Ifle of Viu. • 
Monday the one and twentieth of 'December^ out Obfervers found at noon that 
we were in twenty fotir -degrees twenty five minutes Latitude, and that we had 
run ten Leagues. 
Next day they found twenty four degrees five minutes Latitude, and that we 
had run fourteen Leagues the laft twenty four hours. About four a Clock in the 
afternoon the Heaven was on all Hands ovcrcaft with thick black Clouds, and at 
the fame time there arofe a fmall Gale from Wefl^ North-fFell, which prefcntly 
drove the Clouds upon us ; we expeded a ftrong Gu(t of Wind, but we were 
cxcufed for a (bower of Rain, which was indeed violent, but lafted not, without 
any flurry of Wind, or rough water, for the Sea was not at all moved. At the 
fame time thcfe Storms began to appear in thç, Air, others began to work in our 
Captains Head, which caufed a real Tempeft in the Ship. He had drunk feveral 
Cups of Brandy, which began to heat his Brains j however he ordered the Sails 
to be taken in, as it is ufual when they fee a Storm a comeing : but prefently after, 
a fancy taking him in the Head, that they accufed him of timoroufnefs, and fay- 
ing that he had heard fome fay he was affraid , though no body had fpokcn a 
word i he fell into a fudden rage, and Cto fliew that he was a Man of Courage,) 
commanded all the Sails high and low to be fet again, though the Mate prayed 
him not to do it, and that the Sea-men flayed two or three Orders before they 
obeyed him i which incenfing him the more, he fwore that the Sails fliould .ftand, 
whatfoever weather blew, that he might make thofe dy for fear, that had faid 
he was affraid, adding a thoufand more impertinent raveings. Never did Captain 
on a Stage fliew fo many Rodomontadoes, and that for feveral hours,, during 
which he tried all the Ships patience, without the leaft word of anfwer from any 
Man. Atfour a Clock the Wind turning Wefi^ we flood away E<i(î, Sonth-Eafl. 
Half an hour after four, we had a great ftiower of Rain, vvhich foon was over, 
and immediately after, the Wind fell a ftiifting into all the Points, till at length it 
fettled at North-Eafty and wc bore away Eaft^ South-Eafi. In the mean time all 
cur Sails were abroad, except the Main-Top- Galant-Sail, which he had. like- 
wife caufed to be put on, but was immediately after taken in. About fix a Clock 
the Wind veering about to Eafi, we Steered away South, South-Eafi. At feven 
a Clock we were more becalmed than before, and we turned the Ships Head Eafi 
and by Sonth. 
Wednefday moxn'm^ the three and twentieth of Vecemher, one of our Sea-men 
l)tradù,a: ¥\fh. todk with a Hook a FiCh called a Dorado, which was about two Foot long, and 
four Inches broad from the middle of the Back to the middle of the Belly, but 
not very thick ", the Skin a long the Back, and half way the Sides of it, was of a 
Violet blue, and the Belly of a yellowifli white, but full of little round Violet 
coloured fpecks; it had along the Back a blue Skin,, ftreatched as it were, upon 
little bones or prickles, which made it briftle up about an inch and ^half high : the 
Eyes of it were large and round h under the Gills, it had on each fide a Fin three 
Fingers breadth long, which flood out very flreight i and two others under the 
Throat, near one another, and another at the Roots, and then widening by de- 
grees to the points, it had two more of the fame faftiion near the Tail ■■, 'but h 
had no Teeth. It was very brisk and lively when it was pulled out of the water i 
but as the force of it fpent, that Skin which before was flreatched like a piece 
cf Cloath, upright upon the Back of it, flagged and fell flat to the Body as well 
as its Fins. They told me that there were fomc of thofe Fifh a Fathom and a 
half long, that they call them' Voradoer, that is to fay gilt, bccaufe the ground 
of their Skin, is in fome manner of the colour of Gold i the Englijh call them 
Dolphins. It is good meat and of eafie digeftion i the Flefli of it is firm and 
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