zyx Examination of St. Pierre's Hypothecs 



which wafts thcfe along proceeds in a north direction, ana* 

 proves that the Atlantic current comes from the fouth, and 

 fets in north during our winter. The currents of the north 

 annually convey, in fummer, toward the fouth, long hanks of 

 floating ices of very confiderable depth and elevation, which 

 run aground as far fouth as the banks of Newfoundland. 



Rennefort (June 20, 1666), near the Azores (in lat. 40* 

 to 45"), faw the broken mads, failyarda, Sec. wrecked in the 

 engagement which lafted four days between the Englifh and 

 Dutch, from June 11 to 15 : this naval combat took place 

 12 miles to the north-weft of Oftend, about 51 north. The 

 currents from the north had therefore wafted them in nine 

 days 11' fouth, befides a confiderable progrefs wefiward. 



The general current iffuing from the fouth pole divides 

 into two branches ; one, felting in towards the Atlantic 

 ocean, penetrates even to its northern extremity. This part, 

 ftraitened by the prominent parts of Africa and America, 

 forms on the coaft two counter currents, which proceed in 

 oppofite directions. One. of thefe currents runs eaft, along 

 the coaft of Guinea, to the 4th degree of fouth latitude j the 

 other takes its departure from Cape St. Auguftin, proceeding 

 fouth-weft, along Brafil, to Maire's Straits. In the middle of 

 the Atlantic ocean, beyond the ftrait formed by the two 

 continents, this general branch pu fries on north, and ad- 

 vances to the north extremities of Europe and America, 

 bringing us twice every day along our coafts the tides of the 

 fouth, which are the half daily eflfufions of the two fides of 

 the fouth pole. . The other branch takes a direction fouth of 

 Cane Horn, rallies into the South fen, produces the mon- 

 foon in the Indian ocean, and, having made the tour of the 

 globe, unites itfdfby the Cape of Good Hope to the general 

 current which enters the Atlantic ocean. 



In our fummer, commencing toward the end of March, 

 when the fun retires from the fouthcrn hemisphere, and pro- 

 ceeds to warm the north, the effufions of the fouth pole are 

 ftayed, thofe of our pole begin to flow, and the currents of 

 the ocean change throughout every latitude The general 

 current of our feas divides alfo into two branches ; the firft 

 trig its fource from Waigats, Hudfon's Bay, &e. flows 



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