Meteorological Observations, 5^fS 



return to Great Fish River or by the coast by the period of the sea- 

 son at which you may arrive there, the state of the navigation, and 

 other circumstances. In order to guard against privation, in the 

 event of your returning to Great Fish River, it will be advisable to 

 make arrangements at Great Slave Lake, that a supply of provisions, 

 with ammunition and fishing-tackle, babiche for snow-shoe lacing, 

 ho. deposited at Lake Beechy, or some other point of that route. 

 Should you be unable to complete the voyage to the eastward from 

 Coppermine River in one season, you may take up your quarters 

 with the Esquimaux for the winter, so as to accomplish it the fol- 

 lowing season." 



AFRICAN DISCOVERY. 



At the meeting of the Geographical Society on the 28th of May, 

 much interest was excited by the proposition of a plan for exploring 

 the course of the sources of the Western branch of the Nile, by em- 

 ploying for this purpose the son of a native Melech of Dongola, who 

 was present at the meeting, and is said to be well qualified for the 

 undertaking. 



The advantages of employing a native, well acquainted with the 

 tribes on the banks of the White River, has led to the commence- 

 ment of a subscription for this interesting enterprise. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR APRIL 1838. 



Chiswick. — April 1. Cold and dry: frosty. 2. Sharp frost : cold and dry. 

 3—5. Fine. 6. Cloudy. 7. Rain. 8. Cloudy. 9—14. Very fine. 15. 

 Fine: clear and windy. 16. Hail showers in forenoon: snow. 17. Cloudy 

 and cold: showery at night. 18. Cold and dry. 19. Slight snow : over- 

 cast and cold. 20. Sleet and hail. 21. Fine. 22. Rain : fine. 23. Very 

 fine: rain at night. 24,25. Fine. 26,27. Bleak and cold. 28,29. Cold 

 and dry. 30. Slight rain. The mean temperature of this month was four 

 degrees below its usual average at this place. 



Boston. — April 1. Snow. 2—4. Fine. 5. Fine: rain p.m. 6, 7. Cloudy: 

 rain early a.m.; rain p.m. 8. Stormy : rain early a.m.; rain p.m. 9. Cloudy. 

 10. Rain. 11. Cloudy: 3f p.m. thermometer 65°. 12. Fine. 13. Cloudy. 

 14. Fine: rain p.m. 15. Cloudy: stormy p.m. 16. Stormy: snow p.m. 

 17. Stormy: snow early a.m. 18. Stormy: snow p.m. 19,20. Cloudy: 

 snow early a.m. 21. Cloudy : large quantity of hail a.m.: rain p.m. 22. 

 Cloudy. 23. Fine: rain p.m. 24. Fine. 25. Cloudy: rain p.m. 26. 

 Stormy. 27. Rain. 28, 29. Fine. 30. Rain : snow early a.m.: rain p.m. 



Applegartk Manse, Dumfriesshire. — April 1. Clear and frosty. 2. Shower 

 of snow : melted. 3. Moist : showery : cold. 4. Showery but mild. 5. 

 Wet : cleared up : fine day. 6. Wet : blowy : cleared up. 7. Wet all 

 day. 8. Dry : hills covered with snow. 9. Dry : cold : frosty morning. 

 10. Wet : showery all day. 11. Stormy, and wet p.m. 12. Stormy: dry: 

 cold. 13. Clear and cold. 14. Slight showers. 15. Showers: violent 

 wind. 1 6. Cold and stormy : frosty. 1 7. Cold and boisterous. 1 8. Frosty 

 a.m.: very cold. 19. Cold and withering. 20. Still cold and barren. 21. 

 Hoar frost a.m. : dull evening. 22. Dull and cloudy : no frost. 23. Slight 

 rain a.m.: cleared up. 24. Slight rain a.m.: cleared up. 25. Cold and 

 ungenial. 26. Very withering. 27. Hoar frost a.m. 28. Still withering. 

 29. Looking like rain. 30. Rain: cleared up p.m. 



