Shells^ Turtle^ large Shark, 125 
kind; (one fort efpecially like the Sea--^»-i 699 . 
Devil) and Garfifh, Boneta’s, &c. 
Shell-filh we got here jMufdes, Periwink- 
les, Limpits, Oyfters , both of the Pearl- 
kind and alfo Eating-Oyfters, as well the 
common fort, as long Oyfters ; befide 
Cockles, &c. The Shore was lined thick 
with many other forts of very ftrange and 
beautiful Shells, for variety of Colour and 
Shape , moft finely fpotted with Red , 
Black, or Yellow, &c. fuch as I have not 
feen any where but at this place. I brought 
away a great many of them ; but loft all, 
except a very few, and thofe not of the 
beft. 
There are alfo fome green Turtle weigh- 
ing about 200 lb Of thefe we caught 2 
which the Water Ebbing had left behind 
a Ledge of Rock, which they could not 
creep over. Thefe ferved all my Company 
2 Days ; and they were igdiferent fweet 
Meat. Of the Sharks we caught a great 
many, which our Men eat very favourily. 
Among them we caught one w'hich was 1 1 
Foot long. The fpace between its 2 Eyes 
was 20 Inches, and i 8 Inches from one 
Corner of his Mouth to the other. Its 
Maw was like a Leather Sack, very thick, . 
and fo tough that a fharp Knife could fcarce 
cut it : In which we found the Head and 
Boans of a Hippopotamus ; the hairy Lips 
of which wereftill found and not putrified, 
and 
