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TABLES OP OBSERVATIONS, ^C. 



By the foregoing statement, it will be seen, that very fre- 

 quently I was at sea only daring part of the montiis. 



In the division of the winds, I have called all the points 

 of the compass between NNW. and SSW. westerly; those 

 between SSW. and SSE. southerly ; those between SSE. and 

 NNE. easterly ; and those between NN E. and NNW. north- 

 erly. The observations were all made to the northward 

 of the latitude of B3° N. to about 55° N. The SW. winds 

 I consider to predominate, continuing to blow very frequent- 

 ly a week or ten days together. Whereas NW. winds sel- 

 dom blow more than three days together. Those from 

 SSW. to SSE. for the most part produce rain, and are of 

 short continuance ; being superseded by northerly or north- 

 west winds in a few hours. 



The wind, according to the above statement, blew more 

 than one half the time from the westward, in the aggregate ; 

 and taking the months separately, never less than half, and 

 in some, two-thirds. From the eastward, it blew generally 

 one-fifth or one-sixth of the month. 



TABLE II. 



Observations on the Currents. 



