The flying fish would skim over the waves as the ship's wheels seemed to frighten them; and we went through a hundred acres of porpoises, all going the same way.

The ship plowed right through them, but none seemed to get hurt by the wheels.

Perhaps they were emigrants like ourselves in search of a better place.
It now became terribly hot, and the sun was nearly overhead at noon.
Sometimes a shark could be seen along-side, and though he seemed to make no effort, easily kept up with the moving ship.

Occasionally we saw a sea snake navigating the ocean all by himself.

I did not understand how these fellows went to sea and lived so far from land.