100 On the use of the 



September 6th. The fea becomes again of a bright blue, much gulf 

 weed, and fome rock weed, was feen this evening. The fame circum- 

 ftance occurred on the ad ; a wefterly breeze raifing the eddy of the 

 ftream and a N. breeze allaying it. 



ytii. Becalmed till fix A. M. during the calm a ftrong current fetting to 

 the S. or S. S. W. was very perceptible, fuppofed the eddy of the gulf 

 flream. 



8 th. The water having changed colour and fiillen in temperature to 61° 

 foimdcd at 10 A. M. and found a bottom at 55 fathom, fine white fand. 

 This bank indicated yefterday about noon by tlie fall of the thermome- 

 ter : whatever bank this may be, it does not appear to be in the Cliarts, 

 we were juft 24 liours upon it. At 4 P. M. water 70° and bright blue 

 — no bottom. This day at noon becalmed, die water on die furface 

 was at 78", but in water taken from a depdi of $5 fathom, the diermo- 

 meter ftood at 63°. 



nth. At 3 P. M. the water having changed colour, and fallen 9 degrees, 

 indicated an approach to foundings. At 5 P. M. foundings 33 fathom 

 green ooze. 



15th. At noon Montuck Point in Long-Ifland N. N. E. iz miles. It 

 will appear by the Chart that the reckoning has been well kept ; and 

 that what vaiiation occurs, may be fuppofed to have ariien within the 

 lafl 7 or 8 days in confequence of currents and calms. 



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