had better been ih bed fick o f a fever, than been gu ilty o f
that unprovoked violence. ‘ Brutal comme un Provencal,!
is a proverb even in your own country; I would not wiih
to have fuch a confirmation o f the truth o f it. But there
are my keys, in cafe another gale fliould come, choofe out
o f my trunks the one that, according to your idea, and
theirs, is likeliefi: to have a dead man in it, and then take
another; and the firft one you find, throw them all overboard.
I forced him to open two o f the chefts, and, lucky
it was, as I believe, for off the illand o f Malta we had another
violent gale, but which did us no damage. At laftK
after a paffage o f about three weeks, we landed happily at
Marfeilles.
Nullum numen abefiß fit prudentia ; fid Te,
Nosfiacimus, Fortuna Dcum,caloquc locamus,
J u v e n .
REGISTER
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Abyffinia, 17 70.
Months [iours. Barometer. Thcr. Winds. Remarks on the Weather..
JAN.
I M. 21 bj 4 63t N E A few ftreaky clouds at the horizon, at S and S W.
I2N. 21 5 6 72 w s w Great white clouds throughout the whole air.
2 E. '21 s 0 72i ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
64- E. 21 s 8 69 W Clouds near the whole horizon.
2 7 M. 22 4 2 56 NW Clear.
I2N. 22 3 0 64t ditto. Ditto.
6 E. 22 2 6 65 N Ditto.
3 7 M. 22 4 1 56 ----- - Ditto;
I2N. 22 2 9 s Perfe<Rly clear.
2 t E. 22 2 0 67i N A violent turn of wind which lafted fix minutes;-
6 E. 22 [ft 4 65^ N Clear "and calm.
4 6 M. 22 4 0 57 ------- Ditto.
I2N. 22 4 5 54 NW Ditto.
2 E. 22 3 1 6 6 N Clear with a good breeze.
6 E . 22 5 8- 6 6 N Calm. Mifty in the eaft, flying clouds thro* the iky.
5 7 M. 22 4 5 56 T NE Clear and calm*
I2N. 22 3 2 6 6 t NW A light breeze*
6 E . 22 3 0 65^ SbE Clear*
6 7 M. 22 4 6 57 E SE Ditto. ■
I2N. 22 3 6 6 s ■ Ditto*
6 E . 22 3 2 6 6 w Ditto, and calm.:
7 E . 22 . 3 6 65 s Ditto, with a finall breeze*