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The ancients are said to have derived the art of navigation from these animals, which, in calm weather, are seen floating on the surface of the water, with some of their tentacula extended at their sides, while two arms that are furnished with membranaceous appendages serve the office of sails. These animals raise themselves to the surface of the sea, by ejecting the sea-water from their shells; and on the approach of danger, they draw their arms, and with them a quantity of water, which occasions them to sink immediately. By possessing this power, they are but rarely taken perfect, as the instant they are disturbed they disappear. They are more frequently caught in the nets of fishermen than any other way, or found left dry on rocks.
Vide Sketches of Travel by Francis Schroeder.
More properly written "diwaun."
Thus named from Helle, who, according to poetical tradition, perished in these waters, and from Pontus, the Greek word for sea.
Vide History of Guernsey, by Dicey.
Xavier Hommaire de Hell.
Vide Lieutenant Wellsted's Travels in Arabia.
A ducat is of the value of nine shillings and threepence sterling.
Maltebrun.
Madera signifies wooded.
So named because these two vessels were here frozen up from October 20th, 1822, to August 8th, 1823.
Animals similar to the wild boar of Europe, but very small.
Cayman: a species of alligator.
Ilex: a species of oak.
J. Bayard Taylor's 'Eldorado.'
Coleridge
Tapa is a species of stuff made from the inner bark of the mulberry-tree.
Right Rev. Samuel Gobat.
Mr. Leigh, surgeon of the Australian Company's ship "South Australia."
Captain Morrell