The next morning we got under weigh, and stood across to Brixham, on the south side of Torbay.  There is a wide beach all the way along the whole sweep of the bay, except near Brixham, where the cliffs again rise, and extend to the southern point called Bury Head.  Brixham is one of the largest fishing-villages on the coast.  The inhabitants own a number of vessels.  At few places is a greater quantity of shells to be picked up of all descriptions, of which we collected a number in a few minutes, when we pulled ashore.  Some of the shells were four or five inches long.  The occupant has the power of working itself rapidly into the soft sand, to get out of harm's way.  We saw some, but they suddenly popped down, and were far out of our reach when we attempted to dig them up.