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before the cloud disappeared entirely, but not 
before it had lost its radiated form, and dispersed 
so much that nothing particular could be seen 
about it. 
Tuesday, 23d. — The weather, during the prin- 
cipal part of the past week, has been very bois- 
terous; within these two days, in particular, it 
blew so strong that there has been no communi- 
cation between the two ships, although they are 
only about eighty yards from one another, on ac- 
count of the clouds of drift snow that are carried 
along by the wind. I have already remarked so 
often the effect the wind has in raising the tempe- 
rature of the atmosphere, that it will perhaps be 
considered tautology to notice the same thing 
again: even allowing this to be the case, I cannot 
help observing in this place, however, that the 
same thing occurred, on this occasion, in a more 
striking manner than I have ever noticed it be- 
fore; for, on the evening of the 19th inst., the 
wind, from light airs, died away toa perfect calm; 
and, as it diminished, the thermometer continued 
to fall, till at midnight it was as low as 47°. 
During the whole of the succeeding day the wind 
was never stronger than what is termed a light 
breeze ; and the consequence was, that the ther- 
mometer never fell below 40°; but on the 21st it 
came on to blow strong, and has continued to do 
so ever since; and the effect has been, that the 
thermometer from that day, at noon, until this time, 
has never been above 25°, notwithstanding the 
wind, during the whole time, has been from the 
northward. Severe as the weather has been dur- 
