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this coast, rising in successive peaks, not much elevated 

 above the horizon. Being at times distant not more than 

 twelve miles, the observer has them distinctly enough in 

 view, particularly with the aid of a good telescope. Very 

 rarely did any rounded summit appear, and the extremely 

 few in number of that description were nearest to the 



of mnd from the point where it appears : polar hghts vivid : a trainless 

 meteor passed S.W. 



April 8 : ther. 37°, 43°, 41° : wind N., light breeze : weather fine : 

 cu-rostratus in deep Ijiown beds ; had a settled appearance, and died 

 away without changing position : lights very vivid, restless, and 

 playing from every point towards the star Benetnach, as to a centre of 

 afflux. 



April 9: ther. 41°, 44°, 41°: wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., light 

 breeze : sky overcast with light misty rain : drops scarcely discernible. 



April 10: ther. 42°, 48°, 43°: whid S.W., strong breeze: thick, 

 damp, hazy weather, at times sultry, clearing towards evening: 

 procellaria glacialis numerous, and larus canus. 



April 11 : ther. 43", 48°, 40°: wind S.W., fresh breeze: cirro- 

 stratus generally diffused, with heavy rain. 



April 12 : ther. 35°, 40°, 38° : wind W., fresh breeze : atmosi)hcre 

 dry and clear : scattered patches of cirrostratus : heavy pieces of ice 

 (fragments of bergs) drifting past : sailing by a pack of ice : fine 

 cuTus pointing from N.E. 



April 13: ther. 36°, 38°, 34°: wind W.S.W., fresh gale: steering 

 S. by VV. ; W. to avoid the ice : the pack seems to be a limited and 



