She narwhal 
iboner attacked by a filhing veffel, than they croud to- 
gether in fuch a manner, that they are mutually embar- 
raffed by their tulks, and are prevented from finking to 
the bottom. In this fituation the harpooners feldom fail 
of ftriking one or two of thofe that are longeft detained 
upon the furface of the water ; and the quantity of the 
°il which they produce, renders their capture an objeffc 
Pf very confiderable emolument. 
