1823.] 



the Coast of Africa. 



371' 



January, 1820. — From the 1st to 18th, on the Gold Coast, 

 moderate and settled weather. Erom the 19th to 31st, cruizing 

 between the parallels of 4° and 5° N, in front of the Bight of 

 Benin, continued fine weather. 



January, 1821. — From the 1st to 7th, on the Gold Coast, 

 moderate and fine weather. From the 8th to 23d, between the 

 parallels of 5° 30' and 4° N, and 1° 30' and 7° 30' E, light winds 

 and fine weather attended by considerable haze. From the 24th 

 to 31st, near the Island of Fernando Po, and at anchor in the 

 Bay, light winds and fine weather ; while at anchor in this Bay, 

 found a greater variation of the temperature between the night 

 and day than any part of the coast 1 had visited, the range being 

 9° or 10°. 



January, 1822. — The whole of this month in Sierra Leone 

 River; the weather in general moderate, but a slight tornado 

 or two towards the middle of it. 



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