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  WORK 
  OF 
  STEAMER 
  ALBATROSS. 
  5 
  

  

  Atlantic 
  coast. 
  It 
  began 
  falling 
  early 
  on 
  the 
  4th 
  and 
  the 
  wind 
  veered 
  to 
  

   SM, 
  increasing 
  to 
  a 
  strong 
  wind, 
  moderating, 
  however, 
  during 
  the 
  after- 
  

   noon, 
  when 
  it 
  veered 
  to 
  the 
  northward 
  and 
  westward. 
  We 
  passed 
  Cape 
  

   Hatteras 
  at 
  5 
  a. 
  m., 
  and 
  entered 
  the 
  Gulf 
  Stream 
  at 
  7 
  a. 
  m., 
  intending 
  to 
  

   set 
  the 
  trawl-line 
  for 
  tile-fish 
  and 
  try 
  the 
  dredge 
  and 
  trawl, 
  but 
  the 
  sea 
  

   was 
  too 
  rough 
  for 
  boat 
  work, 
  so 
  we 
  hauled 
  inshore 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  Stream 
  and 
  

   continued 
  our 
  coarse 
  to 
  the 
  southward 
  until 
  the 
  following 
  rnorniug, 
  when, 
  

   the 
  wind 
  having 
  moderated, 
  we 
  set 
  a 
  trawl-line 
  in 
  79 
  fathoms, 
  latitude 
  3_J° 
  

   55' 
  N., 
  longitude 
  77° 
  54' 
  W. 
  No 
  tile-fish 
  were 
  taken 
  — 
  in 
  fact, 
  nothing 
  

   except 
  an 
  eel 
  and 
  two 
  small 
  hake. 
  Four 
  hauls 
  of 
  the 
  trawl, 
  with 
  wing- 
  

   nets 
  and 
  mud-bag 
  attached, 
  were 
  made 
  during 
  the 
  day, 
  with 
  good 
  re- 
  

   sults. 
  We 
  found 
  many 
  familiar 
  species, 
  which 
  seemed 
  to 
  be 
  at 
  home 
  

   along 
  the 
  whole 
  coast, 
  besides 
  others 
  which 
  were 
  new 
  to 
  us. 
  Large 
  

   numbers 
  of 
  Munidas 
  of 
  a 
  rare 
  species 
  were 
  found, 
  somewhat 
  like 
  those 
  

   so 
  plentiful 
  on 
  the 
  tile-fish 
  grounds 
  off 
  the 
  New 
  England 
  coast. 
  Several 
  

   sea-urchins, 
  new 
  to 
  the 
  Albatross, 
  were 
  taken, 
  besides 
  crabs, 
  cephalo- 
  

   pods, 
  worms, 
  small 
  sponges, 
  shells, 
  foraminifera, 
  and 
  a 
  variety 
  of 
  fish. 
  

  

  The 
  wind, 
  which 
  was 
  light 
  in 
  the 
  morning, 
  increased 
  steadily 
  during 
  

   the 
  day, 
  ending 
  with 
  a 
  moderate 
  gale, 
  and, 
  being 
  in 
  the 
  Gulf 
  Stream, 
  an 
  

   exceedingly 
  uncomfortable 
  sea. 
  We 
  kept 
  on 
  the 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  Stream 
  with 
  

   the 
  intention 
  of 
  continuing 
  our 
  work 
  on 
  the 
  Gth, 
  but 
  the 
  gale 
  still 
  held 
  

   from 
  the 
  southward, 
  making 
  it 
  impracticable. 
  It 
  hauled 
  to 
  the 
  westward 
  

   on 
  the 
  7th, 
  still 
  blowing 
  a 
  gale, 
  with 
  every 
  appearance 
  of 
  holding 
  for 
  

   days, 
  while 
  we 
  were 
  laboring 
  in 
  a 
  regular 
  Gulf 
  Stream 
  sea, 
  which 
  must 
  be 
  

   experienced 
  to 
  be 
  appreciated, 
  holding 
  on 
  in 
  hopes 
  of 
  getting 
  an 
  oppor- 
  

   tunity 
  of 
  continuing 
  our 
  work. 
  Thus 
  prospect, 
  however, 
  was 
  so 
  dis- 
  

   couraging 
  that 
  we 
  squared 
  away 
  on 
  the 
  above 
  date, 
  and 
  under 
  steam 
  and 
  

   sail 
  ran 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  Stream 
  to 
  the 
  southward 
  and 
  eastward, 
  then 
  laid 
  a 
  

   course 
  for 
  the 
  Straits 
  pf 
  Florida, 
  wind 
  and 
  sea 
  moderating. 
  

  

  At 
  2.50 
  p. 
  m., 
  January 
  9, 
  we 
  arrived 
  at 
  Key 
  West 
  and 
  anchored 
  off 
  

   the 
  naval 
  station, 
  going 
  to 
  the 
  wharf 
  later 
  in 
  the 
  day. 
  While 
  steaming 
  

   along 
  the 
  Florida 
  reefs 
  from 
  9 
  to 
  10 
  knots 
  per 
  hour, 
  several 
  kiugfish 
  

   were 
  captured 
  with 
  a 
  trolling-line. 
  The 
  larger 
  fish 
  succeeded 
  in 
  tearing 
  

   themselves 
  from 
  the 
  hook, 
  those 
  of 
  moderate 
  size 
  only 
  being 
  lauded 
  on 
  

   deck. 
  

  

  At 
  0.10 
  a. 
  in. 
  on 
  the 
  10th 
  we 
  left 
  the 
  wharf, 
  steamed 
  out 
  clear 
  of 
  the 
  

   reefs, 
  and 
  swung 
  ship 
  under 
  steam, 
  observing 
  azimuths 
  of 
  the 
  sun 
  on 
  

   every 
  point 
  of 
  the 
  compass 
  to 
  ascertain 
  the 
  local 
  deviation. 
  The 
  work 
  

   being 
  completed, 
  we 
  returned 
  to 
  port, 
  and 
  at 
  11.45 
  a. 
  m. 
  made 
  fast 
  to 
  

   the 
  wharf. 
  At 
  1.15 
  p. 
  m. 
  we 
  commenced 
  coaling 
  and 
  finished 
  the 
  fol- 
  

   lowing 
  day, 
  having 
  received 
  8LJ 
  tons. 
  The 
  naturalists 
  were 
  collecting 
  

   during 
  our 
  stay, 
  giving 
  most 
  of 
  their 
  attention 
  to 
  birds. 
  Captain 
  Col 
  

   lins 
  gained 
  valuable 
  information 
  among 
  the 
  fishermen 
  and 
  took 
  several 
  

   hauls 
  of 
  the 
  seine 
  with 
  good 
  results. 
  

  

  At 
  1 
  p. 
  . 
  on 
  the 
  15th 
  we 
  cast 
  off 
  from 
  the 
  wharf 
  aud 
  steamed 
  out 
  of 
  

   the 
  main 
  ship 
  channel 
  en 
  route 
  for 
  Havana. 
  At 
  2.15 
  p. 
  in. 
  we 
  cast 
  the 
  

  

  