Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Capt. Pringle, the commander of the Warbutton from Antigua, lately arrived in the Thames, gives this very odd account. That being in the latitude of 23 degrees homeward bound, and, as he supposes 500 leagues from any land, a prodigious swarm of butterflies alighted on the sails, rigging and other parts pf the ship, that almost covered them. That these insects were drove off the land by a strong gale of wind is pretty certain, but how they managed to live so far from land, for so long, we leave to others to determine.