80 NOTES UPON THE GULF OF PECHELI, [Nov. 22, 1858. 



plies, manual labour, aud fresh-water ; depots should be there 

 established, and the fall of Pekin would be assured with no great 

 difficulty. 



The only general remarks upon Chili that I have to add, are 

 touching the climate. Nothing could have been more invigorating 

 and delicious than the weather we experienced throughout April and 

 May. Europeans could work in the siui with perfect impunity, and 

 the nights were cold enough to wear blue clothing and to sleep 

 under a blanket. During June the power of the sun increased very 

 much, but the nights, particularly on shore, were still very refresh- 

 ing. Two hot days were, in June, invariably followed by a tornado, 

 generally coming from the north-west, which cooled the atmosphere 

 amazingly. 



Dry, hot winds from the desert of Kobi were occasionally experi- 

 enced ; they were not more trying than the siroccos of the Mediter- 

 ranean, and, provided no violent exertion was called for during 

 their continuance, which never exceeded more than twelve hours, 

 no evil ensued. 



The following are the maximum and minimum temperatures 

 registered during 84 days off the Peiho Kiver and in Tient-sin : — 



During the same period of 84 days — that is, from the 14th April 

 to the 14th July — the wind prevailed as follows : — 



12 days the wind prevailed from North to East. 

 12 days „ „ North to West. 



38 days „ „ South to East. 



22 days „ „ South to West. 



Just prior to quitting Tientsin the temperature rose to 96° 

 during the day in the shade, and we thought it very hot ; but when 

 in a week subsequently we found ourselves gasping in the hot, 

 steam-like atmosphere of the Yang-ze-kiang, all looked back with 

 regret to the clear and bracing climate we had left behind us in 

 Northern China. 



At some future day I hope to be able to throw together some 

 remarks upon the Gulf of Leotong and the Corea, but for the pre- 

 sent I must draw this long paper to a close with every apology to 

 the Fellows of the Koyal Geographical Society for having so long 

 detained them upon a subject of which possibly 1 may have over- 

 estimated the interest and importance. 



