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sea ; but, on search being made, found him 
concealed under the chains. 
“ I have seen him exhibit violent alarm on two 
occasions only, when he appeared to seek for 
safety in gaining as high an elevation as pos- 
sible. On seeing eight large turtle brought 
on board, whilst the Caesar was otF the island 
of Ascension, he climbed with all possible 
speed to a higher part of the ship than he had 
ever before reached ; and, looking down upon 
them, projected his long lips into the form of 
a hog’s snout, uttering at the same time a sound 
w^hich might be described as between the croak- 
ing of a frog and the grunting of a pig. After 
some time he ventured to descend, but with 
great caution, peeping continually at the tur- 
tle, but could not be induced to approach 
within many yards of them. He ran to the 
same height, and uttered the same sounds, on 
seeing some men bathing and splashing in the 
sea ; and since his arrival in England he has 
