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APPENDIX. 



[No. III. 



31st. At llh. p. m., an attenuated Aurora spread over the sky. At mid- 

 night, three faint arches W.N.W. and S.E. 



April 1st. At midnight, two large wreaths from N.W. to S.E., forming an 

 Aurora shaped like an S ; motion rapid. 



5th. At llh. p. m., brilliant Aurora, of many half-formed wreaths ; colour, 

 ordinary. At 2h. a. m., an arch W.N.W. and E.S.E., centre S.S.W. ; rapid 

 interior motion. 



7th. At 2h. a. m., a mass of Aurora, with many flashes in S.E., whither 

 it had passed from N.W. in the course of the night. At llh. p. m., Aurora 

 much spread ; bright and rapid. At 2h. a. m., three arches to the southward, 



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and one N.E.b.N. advancing. 



April 11th, at lh. a. m., very detached Aurora N.W. and S.E.; faint, but 

 some interior motion visible. 



13th. At llh. p. m., several segments of arches N.W. and E.S.E. ; little 

 motion. 



15th. At 2h. a. m., numerous dispersed flashes in the south. 



16th. At 9h. p. m., two faint arches N.W. b. N. and E. b. S. 



18th. At lh. a. m., a beautiful Aurora emanating in a large wreath 

 from W.b. N., and doubling in the E.S.E. quarter ; the beams large, and their 

 motion exceedingly quick ; colours, violet below, and pea-green above. It 

 passed to the southward, and was followed by another. At midnight, scat- 

 tered and faint Aurora. 



1 9th. At midnight, four arches from west to S . S . E. ; extremities close to- 

 gether ; beams bright, and in rapid motion. 



20th. At midnight, an arch from W.N.W. to E.S.E. ; irregular, faint, and 

 little motion. 



21 st. At midnight, appearance of Aurora through a haze. 



22nd. At midnight, two wreaths in the zenith ; rapid interior motion. A 

 mass of Aurora, S.W., which had passed the zenith. 



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23rd. At llh. 30' p. m., an arch from N.W. to S.E. ; quick motion of 

 beams, faint violet below ; several flashes. It passed so fast to the southward, 

 that at midnight the sky was perfectly clear. 



27th. At 1 Oh. 30' p. m. , saw an Aurora rising north, in a single column 

 towards the south ; another N.E.b.E., taking the same direction. The first 

 was slightly agitated, and the beams momentarily visible. Both passed to the 



