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never feen in the Teas, nor caught at fuch depths, as 
we have had occafion to fathom or fearch : hence 
can never be claffed among the failors nor indeed 
does it feem at all proper for exercifing that function, 
from its long narrow pointed fhape, fo very different 
from that boat-like figure requisite for failing. Its 
concamerations feem principally intended for per- 
forming the motions neceifary to the animal, at the 
bottom of the fea, and at greater depths, from whence 
it does not feem ever to rife to any confiderable 
height. 
Brufleis, May 18, Edw. Wright. 
1756. C> 
CV. An Account of the Orthoceratites : 
In a Letter from Edward Wright, M. D. 
to Mr. Peter Collinfon, F. R. S. 
S I R, 
Read Jane 17, "JT HAD the honour of fending you 
X fome time ago a drawing and fhort 
account of a very large Orthoceratites, which I hope 
you have received. As you are fo good to accept 
favourably my poor obfervations, and to honour me 
with your correfpondence, I here take the liberty to 
fend vou a few remarks, which the confideration of 
this and other foffils, and of the ftrata of the furface 
of the earth, naturally lead me to. If I am obliged to 
differ from Monf. de Buffon, and other modern the- 
ories, it is only for the fake of truth, and its unal- 
terable laws 5 it being quite contrary to my inclina- 
5 tion. 
