248 Dr Davy on the Temperature of the Sea and the Air, 



est point of it is said to be 2400 feet above the level of the 

 sea. At eleven o'clock at night, when I tried the tempera- 

 ture of the sea, we were about six miles from the island. 

 About midnight, we were abreast of it, and we passed about 

 three or four miles to the north-west of it. At day-light this 

 morning, when the island was sixty miles behind us, it was 

 distinctly visible. The island is rich only in turtle. 



May 11. S. Lat. 6° 43', W. Long. 14° 55'. 



The wind was variable during the night, and there were 

 several heavy showers. 



May 12. S. Lat. 4° 54', W. Long. 15° 53'. 



Hygr. Wind and Weather. 



2° East, gentle, overcast. 



2 SW. do. do. 



2 Do. do. do. slight rains. 

 7 S. by W. do. do. pretty clear. 



3 S. by E. do. do. 



At noon, we were in a very gentle current, setting to the 

 north-west. 



The night was fine, and the sea luminous. 



May 13. S. Lat. 3° 5', W. Long. 17° V. 



The night was fine, and the sea luminous. 

 During the twenty-four hours before noon, we were carried 

 about ten miles to the south-west. 



