546 Mr. anderson’s Account of 
afterwards happened to Captain cook, who, having eaten 
a fmall piece of the liver of another kind of hfh (a tetra -* 
odon ) was not fenfible of being hurt by it, till waking 
in the night, and calling for a draught of water, he nei- 
ther could feel the veffel with his hands, nor was fenfible 
of its weight when he grafped it. On the other hand, it 
was remarked, that fome of the other gentlemen, who 
had likewife eaten of that fifh, had alfo a vomiting and 
loofenefs; The difference, perhaps, depended on the 
quantity taken into the ftomach, and the particular con- 
llitution of the perfon. 
I fliall only add here, that, having been favoured by 
Mr. banks with a fight of his drawings, I find the Spar us 
Pag rus of linn/EUS to be the filh which that eaten by 
our people molt refembles. It is probable, that it is the 
fame fifh that quiros found to be of a poifonous nature; 
but at the fame time I muff obferve, that it may well be 
doubted, whether this fpecies is always poifonous, as our 
men ate another of the fame fort about a month after, 
without being affected by it. I am, Sec. 
SATURDAY, July 23, 1774, 011 board Ilis Ma- 
jefty’s fhip the Refolution, off the Ifland Malicolo, in The 
South Sea, three fifh , of the fame fpecies, that had been 
Caught, being dreffed for dinner, affechcd all thofe, who 
ate of them, in an uncommon manner ; but five perfons, 
who had eaten of one of them, were more.feverely at- 
tacked than the reft. Immediately after eating, nothing 
was felt but fome uneafinefs (or fucli pain as follows 
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