during a Voyage from St Helena to England. 247 

 May 8. S. Lat. 12° 9', W. Long. 10° 8'. 



Air. Water. Hygr. Wind and Weather. 



8h a. M. 74" 77° 4° E. by N. moderate, slightly overcast. 



10 77 77-5 7 Do. do. pretty clear. 



12 77 77-5 6.5 SE.byE. do. overcast. 



Since yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the ship has been carried 

 by a current twenty-nine miles to the south. The sudden ele- 

 vation of the temperature of the sea agrees with this. 



Air. Water. Hygr. Wind and Weather. 



3'» p. m. 77° 7f,° 7°.r> SE. by S. moderate, overcast. 



70 77-3 G SSE. gentle, do. 



The night was fine, and the breeze moderate. 



May 9. S. Lat. 10° 50', W. Long. 11° ST. 



9 77-J — 5.5 Do. do. do. 



During the twenty-four hours preceding noon, we have 

 been carried twenty-seven miles to the west. 

 The night was fine, and the breeze moderate. 



May 10. S. Lat. 8° 57, W. Long. 13° 24/. 



In the twenty-four hours preceding noon, the ship has been 

 carried to the west fourteen miles. 



At 5 h ii(y P. M- Ascension Island was seen in the horizon, 

 immediately a-head. At first, we had some difficulty in dis- 

 tinguishing it, as it was about forty miles distant. The high- 



