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and on the 12th only 4° N. The moon's hour of transit on the 

 10th was 7'* 35'» A.M., and her declination 25° N. The wind 

 at 5 A.M. was NE., sHght ; at 9 ENE., do. ; at 3 P.M. it was 

 SE., fine, with a current from ENE, above. On the 11th 

 the moon passed the meridian at &■ 35°^ A.M., with a decHna- 

 tion of 22° N. ; at 5 A.M. the wind was ENE., very slight; 

 at 9 SSE., very slight, with a current from ENE. above ; 

 and by 3 P.M. it was calm ; at 9 there was again a slight air 

 from NE. On the 12th the moon's hour of transit was 9'' 

 83", and her declination 17° N. ; the wind at 5 A.M. was S., 

 slight ; at 9 SE., fine ; and at 3 P.M. calm, with a current 

 above from ESE. The restoration of the trade-wind on the 

 10th was the natural consequence of the diminution of pres- 

 sure of the previous day (28,) but the influence of the moon, 

 in suspending it, is still perceptible in its diminished force, 

 and its gradual veering to SE. at 3 P.M. The influence of 

 the moon is also obvious on the morning of both the 11th and 

 12th, though, at 3 p.m. on each, the neutralizing effect of the 

 sun is manifested by the occurrence of a calm ; the current 

 from ESE., however, at some elevation, on the 12th, shews 

 the predominance of the former. 



37. From the 13th to the 16th September the sun's declin- 

 ation diminished from about 4° to 2° N. ; and that of the 

 moon, on the superior meridian, varied from 11° N. to 9° S., 

 while her hour of transit was retarded from 10^ 28"" A.M. to 

 Qh 59in p.ji^ The points to which the attraction of the sun 

 and moon then tended to accumulate the air (19), both on 

 passing the superior and inferior meridians, being situated to 

 the south of Barbadoes, a new series of changes manifested 

 themselves. On the 13th there was a fine breeze from NE. 

 at 5 A.M. ; at 9 the wind was SE., and slight j at 3 P.M. SE., 

 fine ; and at 9 NNE., slight. On the 14th, at 5 A.M., the 

 wind was still NNE., though very slight; at 9 SE., fine, 

 with a current from ESE. above ; it continued at SE. at 3 

 P.M., but backed to ENE. at 9. On the 15th the wind, at 

 9 A.M., was ESE., a fine breeze, but with a current above from 

 E. ; at 3 P.M. it was ENE., with a cun'cnt above from SE. ; and 

 at 9 still ENE. On the 16th the wind at 9 A.m., was again 



