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To Brazil

Octr.

beauty of his colour as he swam in the water, but in vain, he will would not give us even a chance of taking him.

12. A shark, squalus carcharias Linn. taken this morn, & with him two pilot fish; at noon calm I go went out in the boat & took several Blubbers, the pilot fish Gasterosteus ductor Linn. is certainly as beatyfull a fish as can be imagind: they it is of a light blue with cross streaks of darker colour, it is wonderful to see them about a Shark, swimming round him without expressing the least signs of fear, what their motive for doing so is I cannot guess as I cannot find that they get any provision by it, or any other emolument, except possibly the company of the shark keeps them free from the attacks of Dolphins, or other Large fish of prey, who would otherwise devour them.

The blubbers taken today were Beroe Labiata & Marsupialis Mss, the first of which made a pretty appearance in the water, by
 

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