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uncovered, I found it in the morning fix degrees lower than ufual 

 when the cap was kept on. 



19. In March, at night, juft before the fetting in of a North 

 (which continued three days and nights inceflantly with great 

 flrength), the air^was exceedingly clofe and fuhryj but this wind 

 funk the thermometer eight degrees. 



20. April I. After fultry v/eather, and change of wind from. 

 N. North- eaft to South-eaft, were frequent heavy fliowers, but 

 little or no thunder from the beginning of November to this 

 time. 



21. April and May, the North- eaft wind is obferved to (hift to 

 the Southward of the Eaft, and fometimes Wefterly ; but vice 

 versa in September, Odtober, and November, generally caufing 

 heavy rains with thefe variations. 



22. September. Generally fultry with light breezes and calms 

 alternately. But the thermometer not io high in this month as in 

 Auguft. 



23. Sept. 19. Exceflively hot and calm at Spanifli Town, and 

 no breeze ; but at old Harbour-bay, about fourteen miles South- 

 weft there was a fea-breeze, fo violent as to drive fome of the Ihips 

 from their moorings. 



24. Sept, 21. After a ftill morning, a hard rain fell at Spanifti 

 Town, which broke up about funfet with fome thunder. The wind, 

 whilft the rain lafted, feemed to be at no fixed point, but driving the- 

 A'apours about in different directions. 



25. Oftober 4. In the evening the roar of the fea at about tea 

 miles diftance, heard very plainly at Spanifti Town. In the night, 

 and during fome days afterwards, fqualls, wind, and rain. 



26. OiX. 15. About four in the afternoon, for two or three 

 days paft, a light breeze obferved to fpring up from the South-weft, 

 fcarcely perceptible but by the clouds floating from that quarter. 

 At intervals a gentle land-wind felt from the North, and a faint 

 breeze from the South-eaft. From thefe oppofite currents, a calm 

 probably enfued, the clouds appearing to /lagnate for fome time 

 over Liguanea Mountains, and then defcendcd in a very copious 

 rain. 



27. Heavy 



