THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
of which abounded with excellent nuts, having, often, both 
old and young on the fame tree. They were, indeed, too 
thick, in many places, to grow with freedom. The other 
productions were, in general, the fame as at the other illot. 
Two pieces of board, one of which was rudely carved, with 
an elliptical paddle, were found on the beach. Probably, 
thefe had belonged to the fame canoe, the remains of which 
w T ere feen on the other beach, as the two illots are not above 
half a mile apart. A young turtle had alfo been lately 
thrown afhore here, as it was ftill full of maggots. There 
were fewer crabs than at the laft place ; but we found fome 
fcorpions, a few other infeCts, and a greater number of fifh 
upon the reefs. Amongft thefe were fome large eels, beau¬ 
tifully fpotted, which, when followed, w'ould raife them- 
felves out of the water, and endeavour, with an open mouth, 
to bite their purfuers. The other forts were, chiefly, par- 
rot-fifh, fnappers, and a brown fpotted rock-filh, about the 
lize of a haddock, fo tame, that inftead of fwimming away, 
it would remain fixed, and gaze at us. Had we been in ab- 
lolute want, a fuflicient fupply might have been had; for 
thoufands of the clams, already mentioned, ftuclc upon the 
reef, fome of which weighed two or three pounds. There 
were, befides, fome other forts of fliell-fifli; particularly, 
the large periwinckle. When the tide flowed, feveral fharks 
came in, over the reef, fome of which our people killed; 
but they rendered it rather dangerous to walk in the water 
at that time. 
The party who were left on fliore with Mr. Williamfon, 
were a good deal peftered (as Mr. Gore’s had been) with 
mufquitoes, in the night. Some of them, in their excur- 
fions, fhot two curlews, exactly like thofe of England; and 
faw fome plovers, or fand-pipers, upon the fliore; but, in 
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