One of these was caught by the people on board the Sirius, which measured at the shoulders six feet and a half in circumference.

His liver yielded twenty-four gallons of oil; and in his stomach was found the head of a shark, which had been thrown overboard from the same ship.
The Indians, probably from having felt the effects of their voracious fury, testify the utmost horror on seeing these terrible fish.
Venomous animals and reptiles are rarely seen.

Large snakes beautifully variegated have been killed, but of the effect of their bites we are happily ignorant.

Insects, though numerous, are by no means, even in summer, so troublesome as I have found them in America, the West Indies, and other countries.
The climate is undoubtedly very desirable to live in.

In summer the heats are usually moderated by the sea breeze, which sets in early; and in winter the degree of cold is so slight as to occasion no inconvenience; once or twice we have had hoar frosts and hail, but no appearance of snow.