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Incliiiation of the dipp'wg Needle. j77«- 



April5th.Onboari!withba-f Marked 7 End North r 71° 26' Zli" i 



lanced needle 1 Unmarked i and dipping | 71° 54' 22!" i '^'' ^'^" ^^^'' 

 Thefamenecdleatr Marked 7 End North r 72° 3' 45" 7 



the obfcrvatory t Unmarked J and dipping 1 71° 56' 15" J "° O 



„^ -^. r Marked 7 End North r 71° 58' 20" 7 „ , „ 



i8th. Ditto - - _ J i \ , „ Xl'^ n 15 



c Unmarked i and dipping t 72" 16 lO J 



5th. Spare needle at J Marked 5 End North r 72" 32' 30" "i ^ . „ 

 the obervatory t Unmarked J and dipping ^ 73° 6' o' J '*■' ^ 



_ C Marked 7 End North t 72° 55' o" 7 „ 



i8th. Ditto - - .) \ jot ..(73 "'45" 



I Unmarked ' anddippmg t 73 28 30 \' ^ ^^ 



22d. Spare needle on f Aiarked i End North r 7 3"^ 28' 38" 1 „ , „ 

 board - - c Unmarked J and dipping t 72" 53' 30" i '^ 

 Hence the mean dip, with both needles, on Ihore, was - 72° 32' 3I" 

 Onboard - - - - - . 72" 25' 41 J'' 



This is as near as can be expe(5led ; and fhews, that what- 

 ever it was that affecSted the compaflcs, whether on board 

 or afliore, it had no e£fe(5t upon the dipping needles. 



Tides. 



It is high-water on the days of the new and full moon, at 12" 

 so"". The perpendicular rife and fall, eight feet nine inches; 

 which is to be underflood of the day-tides, and thofc which 

 happen two or three days after the full and new moon. 

 The night tides, at this time, rife near two feet higlicr. This 

 was very confpicuous during the fpring-tide of the full 

 moon, which happened foon after our arrival; and it was 

 obvious, that it would be the fame in thofe of the new moon, 

 though we did not remain here long enough to fee the 

 whole. of its efrcft. 



Some circumflances, that occurred daily, relating to tliis, 

 deferve particular notice. In the cove where we got wood 



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