Concerning the other Accident; you may remember, that the River _Arve_, which is a kind of Torrent falls into the _Rhone_, about a 1000 Paces beneath _Geneva_. In the Month of _December_ in the Year 1652. the said _Arve_ did so extraordinarily swell, that not only it over-run its Banks with impetuosity, but also interrupted the course of the _Rhone_, and forc'd it to re-enter into the Lake for the space of fourteen hours; though some do esteem, that the _Arve_ dis-gorged it self for that time into the Lake, by passing _over_ the Water of the _Rhone_, which, in their Opinion, continued his course under the Water of the _Arve_. However the Water was seen at _Geneva_ to re-enter into the Lake. But to conclude, this Lake doth very much abound in Fish; but that which is observable is, that those Fishes have as 'twere cantonized themselves, and divided the Lake among them. The _Trouts_ are not to be found there, but, as hath been already mentioned, in the Current of the _Rhone_: The _Carps_ have taken up their quarter towards _Veuvay_: The _Pikes_ and _Pearches_ have also their Habitations apart. But some other Fish, that are but Passengers, not living constantly in the Lake, spread themselves almost every where indifferently. The great Trouts pass out of the Lake for four Months of the Summer, and are taken in Autumn when they are returning thither. The Fishing is farmed out at _Geneva_; and there are Conservatories where many of those big Trouts are kept, among which there are some that weigh fifty pounds. Sometimes they catch Pikes there of eighty pounds weight; and a pound weight at _Geneva_ you know to be eighteen Ounces. In the Months of _July_ and _August_ they fish there for the Fry of Pearches, at a time when they are no bigger than the smallest Taggs. These are a very delicious Dish, there called _Mille Cantons_. I shall add no more than put you in mind of that Duke of _Savoy_, who renounced his Crown and the Pontificat it self, to pass deliciously the rest of his Days at _Ripialles_, where he made so good cheer to all that visited him, that to express a very merry Entertainment, they say still, _faire Ripialles_. _Part of a Journal kept from _Scotland_ to _New Caledonia_ in _Darien_, with a short Account of that Country. Communicated by Dr. _Wallace_, F. R. S._ _September 2._ we weighed at _Maderas_, and were under the Tropic of _Cancer_ by the 10th of the Month, at which time the usual Ceremony of Ducking from the Yards-arm was performed on those that could not pay their Tropick Bottle. All this time we had a brisk and constant Trade-wind, which lasted three days more, but afterwards we had it more variable than is usual in that place of the Sea.