10 Course of the Storm and Route of its Axis. 
39. Mr. Srewarrt Joxy, the British Consul at Tampico, to — oe are indebted for 
Baron Karwinsky’s report, states that at Tampico, during the tim he storm was 
passing so nett there to the north, “it was adead calm and the air acm hot and 
oppressive.’ 
From the observations above recited, we may derive the deduc- 
tions and remarks which follow. 
Daily Progression of the Storm. 
If we take the storm date of the Antje as noon of August 30th, — 
we find the rate of the storm’s progress from thence to Victoria — 
to have been four and one third degrees of longitude per day; — 
but if this date be for the afternoon of 30th in sea reckoning, 
29th in civil time, then the rate is about four degrees per day.* 
From the meridian of Havanna, lon. 82° 20’, to the place of the 
Rover at 2 vp. m. of Sept. 6th, near lon. 90° 27’, the storm was 
about two days in its progress, which also ome an advance of 
four degrees per day. 
This rate of progression would bring the storm to Soto de la 
Marina, in lon. 98° 10’, on the 8th of Sept., which is the date 
given above for its appearance at Victoria in lon. 102°, where it 
should arrive on the 9th, according to the above rate of advance 
Still there can be little or no doubt that the storm of both Soto 
de la Marina and Victoria was identical with that which was 
passing through the Gulf of Mexico on the 5th, 6th, and 7th; 
and we must leave it to Mr. Jouty or the isin Karwinsky to 
reconcile or explain the dates, as they appear in the Bermuda 
Gazette. 
Course of the Storm and Rouig of its Vortical Axis. 
The course pursued by this storm, as deduced from the forego- 
ing reports, was nearly due west; and the route of its vortical 
axis, at least from the Bahamas, must have been between 23° 30/ 
and 24° north Jat. ; being nearly parallel and coincident with the 
tropic of Cancer. The axis appears to have been nearer to the 
. the preced- 
ing day ; and the absurd custom stil Scale of cade to the afternoon, or first twelve 
hours of the reckoning, the date of the succeeding day. ‘This useless and perplexing prac- 
tice has, for many years, been excluded from the rem navy, but I am sorry to find that 
it is still continued in our own naval service. Man ntelligent masters in our merchant 
service have ~eomecoagel i. Fo wtain fully ose detects end nothing more is necessary 
than i apg h of the twelve-hour tables of the logbook, 
article, seuveid confusion of roots care has been taken to reduce the several 
nautical dates to civil time, in all cases where it has been practicable. 
