MADAGASCAR, for the Month of MARCH, 1829. 55 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER, &c. 



Fine weather, though sometimes cloudy. A Scotch mist for a few minutes. Partial rainbow in th 

 east at 5, P.M. 



Delightful day, but at times cloudy. Symp. and bar. fell, however, yesterday afternoon, and remain 

 low. Dull morning. 



Weather as yesterday. Bar. fell T ^ and remains at 25 '29. Symp. ame as yesterday. Aurora 

 borealis in the evening. 



Symp. and bar. fell after noon, about 2 P.M., heavens became overcast all around, and at 3 a heavy 

 shower fell. Rainbow in the taut ut 5 P.M. In the evening much thunder and lightning, and rain 

 alternating with fair intervals, during which many beautiful coruscations, and much sheet light 

 ning illuminated parts of the hemisphere. Much rain in the night. Foggy morning. 



Forenoon fine. Sultry. Thunder and lightning. Dark wet evening, except when illuminated b) 

 sheet lightning. Raining heavily at present. 



Gentle rain during greatest part of the day with heavy showers j much rain in the night. Foggy 

 morning. 



Weather cloudy, with now and then heavy showers. Atmosphere sultry and oppressive. No thunder 

 Some lightning in the evening. Foggy mild morning. 



Fine forenoon. Showers and gusts of wind from the N.K. Rained all night, but not heavily. Stil 

 raining gently. The low lands are completely inundated. 



Fresh and rather cold day. Long continued scattered rain, both in the day and the night. Symp 

 and bar. not much affected yesterday, but have descended a little in the night. Cloudy morning. 



Cloudy, mild, but disagreeable weather. Surrounding country much inundated. 



Bad weather. Inundation of the country in some parts very complete. Alarm was sounded at 5 

 this morning, that the river Kioupa had burst through its banks to the south. The quantity of 

 stagnated water is therefore likely to be much augmented. Symp. and bar. have operated in con- 

 trary direction. Foggy morning. 



Fine weather and showers alternately during day. Good deal of distant thunder and lightning, 

 Heavy showers in the evening and night. Foggy morning. 



Showers and sunshine. Pretty good weather in the intervals. Some thunder and lightning. Shee 

 lightning in the evening. Foggy morning. 



Some distant thunder after 4, just before which there was a smart breeze from the w., accompanied 

 by a trifling shower. Fog this morning. 



Weather fine, but the plain surrounding Tananarivou is BO inundated as in many places to resemble 

 ponds and lakes. 



Fine weather. A good deal of sheet lightning in the evening. Notwithstanding the fall of the 

 symp. and the bar. Morning beautiful. 



Some distant thunder was heard, but only O'l of rain has fallen the last 24 hours. Fog early this 

 morning which has changed to a Scotch mist. 



Fine weather till 1 P.M., when there was a shower. Symp. and bar. fell. A good deal of thunder 

 and much evening lightning. Heavy rain in the night. Appearance of fair weather this morning. 



Weather fine and healthy. As the country still is, and is likely to be for some time to come, inun- 

 dated, the air is moist. Distant thunder. Sheet lightning in the evening. Fine morning. 



Fine weather. Beautiful moon-light evening with some sheet lightning. Hazy in the S.E. this 

 morning. 



Fine weather continues. Aurora borealis in the evening. Cloudy in the K. and s., but with other 

 favourable indications. 



Weather very fine, yet when two black clouds passed there was for two or three minutes a Scotch 

 mist. Sheet lightning in the evening. 



Beautiful day. Sky clear before 6. Cloudy morning. 



Weather continues charming. No rain last twenty-four hours, notwithstanding fall of symp. and bar. 



Fine weather. Sheet lightning in the evening. Mr. Lyall had scarcely registered the above obser- 

 vations, when he was made a prisoner at the instance of the gods of Madagascar, torn in a moment 

 from his family and removed to Ambouhipaina, seven miles east of Tananarivou. 



