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this is to be taken notice of, that che Sea-Breeze blows (tronger or 
longer near the Sea, as at Port-Royal, or Paffage Fort, than it does 
within Land, as at St. fagode la Vega, or Spanifh Town. As con- 
trariwife the Land-wind blows harder at the Town than at Paffaze- 
Fort, or Port-Royal. Thefe things are evident to any who perutes 
the preceding Journal, where when the Breeze is mentioned, “tis to 
be underftood the Sea-Breeze in the day, or if in the night,the Land- 
Breeze; thofe Breezes ordinarily fucceeding each the other. 
As the Trade-Wind, between the Tropics, comes not direaly 
from the Eaft, but varies from North-Eaft co South-Eaft, according 
to the place and pofition of the Sun, fo the Sea-Breeze here has the 
like Variation, not coming always from the fame Point ; on the con- 
trary, the Land-Winds or Breezes, come always from the Ridge of 
Hills, and from the fame point of them, and this holds boch oa the 
North and South fides of this Ifland. In Valleys among{t the Moun- 
tains, the Sea-Breeze, or Land one, has feldom any great influence, 
but the North-Winds very much, proftrating very great Trees, wc. 
The Land-wind blowing at night, and Sea-Breeze in the day- 
time, is the Reafon why no Shippiag can come into Port, except in 
the day, nor go out but foon after break of day. 
The Norths come in when the Sua is near the Tropic of Capricorn, 
and fo fartheft off Southerly. Mariners going from England meet the 
Trade Wind in fuch or fuch Latitudes, later if the Sun is farther off, 
or fooner if nearer tothem. ‘This Northisa very cold and unheal- 
thy Wind, ic is more violent in che night, becaufe it chen has the ad- 
ditional force of the Land. Wind with it, and comes through the Gulf 
of Florida, and a great deal farther off, which is evident from no 
Ships being able to go that way in the Norths Seafon, This Wind is 
more violent in the Northefide of che Ifland than South, wherefore 
it checks the growth of Canes, and all Vegetables, and is hinder’d 
by the ridge of Mountains from fhewing as much of its fury in the 
South, where it feldom Rains with this Wind. | 
The South-Winds in the South-fide are ufually rainy, and the laft- 
ing Seafons come in wich the Sea-Breeze, it being certain in the South- 
fide that no Rains from the Land are lafting. 
As at Sea in the Trade-winds one meets with Tornados, fo at Land 
fometimes will be a violent Weft, directly contrary to the Trade- 
Wind, for a few hours, with generally violent Rains, but this hap- 
pens feldom, and is foon over. 
The Sea Breeze, when it blows hard, is thought to hinder the 
Rain from coming to the Plains ; it for the moft part then raining 
in the Hills. On this account ’tis that there are in the Mountains many 
Springs and Rivers, and few or none in the Plains, and this is likewile 
the caufe why there is never want of water in the Rivers coming cain 
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