New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17


gers. ss II frequently the ease.
Two or three dave later the Professor came ~
s.e ne IN high cee intense delight ceslnnk 'hfou-'
ne perspralon that rolled do VI rs isee iIoh az
heat of q walk IN the ,unstne. He fonrlsbeG IA
epen letter n tis hand.
"Tufs prtes ;ha. he t6s engaged me siooP
Helen and her owner Capt. Gur1ey. and that capt
Widc.r will 20 # we want rim. The scop wa
built for Yacht is stout sbd .lgnt and rcomy, Win
four berths She measures seventeen tnn- ID"
draws i've and baf feet Of water; nas DOT o'rl
much used for fishing, AID Is consequently ceah "Du
in good condition"
The prce ~ s.gcested
Seven dollars and half DAY, including 'ne
two men, .bali write 10 have her brought -
Boston On Friday next, and We Will start the next
day"
was in Boston on the day indicated, SATURDAY
July g. but having me iuck on my way To the yes
sci ~ be- captured and carried of 10 dinner at Par
her. by Mr.. Byies Of THE TRInrNE and lhe edl-
tore OF the Atlantic Monthly, il vac O'Clock ia
'be afternoon when got on board the s.eop, when
was mOored on The north SIDE Of Long War
do not know that ! can write better descrip-
ton Of the vessel Than that which IS gwen 10 ner
fishing license which, duly signed and counter
srr ed by the Collector and Surveyor of ,he Port oi
Lynn il kept board, IN I'm ease. IL reaas thus;
" District ot MarbietCGf; In pursusnce Of 81 sct
of Congress entitled An Ac. TO- enroiLrE sH1 csns
ing shIps or vesses - be emp yed II re eos,aIs
'trsde and ftheries ard for regulating the same, John
German srd William q. G1rrey, fishermen, OF SF.np,
SCOTT in the State OF Mssssohusei-s Aaynggiv oon1
that the siJop csed The Heer whereof tie ESD AZ
pey il usster blrdeL IL - % re. appears by tee
ctrtfcs.e Of sjmessu-ement, dated at Ms-biehesd,
tie I'D dsy OF May, 1856, b. which certificate It sp-
pssrs III 81 her length 81 Zee. and inches breadth,
i feet and Dcbes; dpb, feet sed IN mes. squsre
stero and billet hesde s1G the. said soop shal not
be employed Il any trGce while this license ehe IN
time in force, whereby the revenue OF the United
r..n DIS a,lzi and
TIL. license ss 10: De used Jf any other ye se or oF
sLy C:her employment than is herein specified, license
is hereby crstei toY tie sid sIoop called ths Helen
of S.smpsco. to be employed IL carrying on the cod
fsnery for one yeaT from tie date hefeoi, sna 10
lor orcer.-h6y = lsJS.
Tie Professor was Oh board "a state o. keen
iInpatience, accompanied by his friend TUFTS, the
aquarium stocker vi SwampscO.t. tOwhich port Ne
had decided first 70 direct our course, 70 make
certain necessary arrangements. The fasts were
cast of as soon as touched her deck and IN lew
minutes she was going with wind and tide down
Boston Harbor accompanied by crowd OF o.her
craft Of all classes and dimensions, including two o.
three steamers bound for Baltimore and Phnade-
phis We mad gone but 1--WE or slx miles down the
haIbor when the breeze died away and we threw
over cod line baited with clam, in hope OF catch
ing something for supper. But we pulled up only
a sea-weed, consisting of long cylindrical, hollow
stem, gradually expanding into leaf some ten
inches in breadth. This plant IA the Lou,norid
saccharipa, and is called by fishermen and srl-
ors the " Devils Spoon" On tine coasts of En-
gland, lis vulgar name is Oarweed,' a term ex-
acty descriptive Of is shape, which is that OF an
oar or paddle. ChDgng TO the roots Of this weed
was horse muscle, large AS mans hand,
which, together with small pebbles, had served as
an anchor TO keep it at the bottom. ..
The Professor grasped with avldity the roofs oi
the weed. After looking at it attentively a few
minutes, he pointed out 10 me about dozen snake,
nfrg.H NM
around the tendrs Of the roots. q" This species"
he said, is found only in deep water and can only
be got by dredging. 1t consists, You will observe.
of small central disk of about the size of ten
cent piece, and five long, slender, spiny arms,
which twine Ike serpenrs among the roots OF the
seaweed They are often very brilliant and
beautifully yarieeated in color. Most commonly
the disk is red, with pentagona white spot IN
Che middle, while the arms are hinged with red
aud brown.
The Professor next pointed out upon the dripping
mass something that looked like a large drop of
blood. This, he said, was al acidian, the Cynthia
guta. 1t was a small, fiat, leathery disk of red
color of little thickness but still sufficient to hod
a variety of organs, gills, hver stomach, ntestnes,
&C., which may be seen upon uptlrDing the envel-
Ope Of the sac. On the upper surface there are
two apertures one for the admssion the other for
the expulsion of the water which passes over the
gls.
We found also another ascidiaD, Cynthia echiIlata,
a sort Of ball, half an inch in diameter, of similar
structure with the other except that it is globulsr
in shape and covered with radatiDg tufts OF fila
ments.
These sscidians depend for food on what the
water floats into their mouths. They pass their old
age in quiet sedentary way attached 10 sea- plants
from which they never separate except by force. In
youth, the contrary, while in the tad pole state
they are continually swimming about till they find
place in which To fix their permanent abode, when
the tail OF the tadpole disappears and the creature
assumes its proper form and leads its proper life.
While was looking at the ascidians, the Profes-
sor exclaimed, " Here's gasteropod mollusk."
This was limpet with broad SHE'LL in shape like
depressed cone, and not spiraly twisted like most
other univalyes. 1t creeps about on the bottom
with its oval, fiat foot and when disturbed can ad
here strongly 10 the rock upon the principle
that boys round leather sucker clngs to stone
or brick that its destruction is the certain c0nse-
quence OF an attempt 10 remove il. The specimen
We caught, Itctura testpdinaliS was very pretty
being externally brown with whtish rays and in-
ternally blue with browOnirgin. This species is
also found Oh rocks near Ow-water mark.
"What do you think that is ?" said the Professor
handing NE pebble which he detached from the
roots of the sea-weed. looked az Il carefully and
replied "A pebble curiously coated with lime"
What you take for Lime is vegetable, the null
lpore, much of whose fabric, however, is reilly
composed of carbonate of hme.'
We found and examined about twenty species Of
marine animals and several marine plants besides,
en- one piece 81 sea-weed accidentally pulled from
the bottom by fish-line. Itwas thrown overheard
and ~ We fOated slowly toward the outer light,
Mr.. Tufts, sitting watchful the vessels side,
erasped with at-hook piece Of eel-grass float
ing by
"Giye me that" said the Professor; 81 it shows
modification, and is the fret specimen have eve
seen. II is very rarely found in this condition