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bably been first impelled to the S.W. by the ebb tide and prevalent wind, and 

 thence following the general inset to the South and East. 



Froin Channel Soundings to the West of Scotland. — A Bottle thrown from the 

 ship Duke of Marlhorouyh, Captain Jeffery, hy Mr. George Thorn, near the Sole 

 Bank, in lat. 43*^' 38', long. 9° "W., was found on the shore of Carsaig, near the 

 middle of the South side of the Island of Mull, April 14th, 1821, and made known 

 by Mr. Hector Maclean. At the time this Bottle was thrown into the sea, the 

 ship was bound to London from the Cape of Good Hope, and an allowance was 

 made for Current to the N.W. of 12 miles in the twenty-four hours. From the 

 spot in which it was dropped, it seems unquestionable that the Bottle was carried 

 by the Current to the "West and North of Ireland, and thence between Islay and 

 Mull, to the place in which it was found. It, therefore, well answered Mr. Thom's 

 purpose of confirming RenneWs Current. 



Bay of Biscay to the North of Scotland. — A Bottle, enclosing a song composed 

 on board, from the Great Western steamer, on her voyage to New York, at mid- 

 night of September 10th, 1838, in lat. 48° 8' N., long. 9° 52' W., was picked up by 

 Captain Thornton, of the Ceres, in passing through the Pentland Firth, on the 

 16th of the same month. It must, therefore, have drifted to the North -Westward 

 and Northward, off the Western coast of Ireland, and thence to the N.E. and 

 East, by the general drift from the Greenland Seas. 



St. George's Channel. — A Bottle from the ship Osprey, of Glasgow, Alexander 

 M'Gill, master, which sailed from Greenock. This Bottle (No. 310) was thrown 

 into the sea, March 1st, 1822, on the ship's return from Calcutta, in lat. 49° 54' N., 

 long. 12° 20' W. It was found on the shore, upon the South side of MUford Haven, 

 on the 6th of the following month. 



Easterly Current to Bristol Channel. — A Bottle from the brig Albert, R. L. 

 Robertson, master, lat. 47° 20' N., long. 22° W., January 24th, 1822, on the pas- 

 sage from Virginia to England, the wind then about W.N.W., and had so pre- 

 vailed for two or three days. Found in Rockham Bay, about 4 mUes West from 

 Ilfracombe, July 29th, 1822, and attested by the agents to Lloyd's. 



Bay of Biscay, North Side. — A Bottle thrown from the ship Graham Moore, 

 July 6th, 1821, in lat. 47° 47' N., long. 7° 51' W., was found September 15th, 1821, 

 on the coast of St. Jean de Mont, arrondissement of Sables d'Olonne, department 

 of La Vendee ; and made known by the Journal de Paris. This bottle was im- 

 pelled in an E.S.E. direction, the North- Westerly current not then prevailing, and 

 was within the influence of the Tide. • 



By Captain Livingston's Journal, November 28th, 1820, " It appears that m 

 24 hours, ending at noon of yesterday (on the passage from Gibraltar), we made 

 about 15 mUes North by current ; and in 24 hours, ending at noon this day, about 

 13 miles North, and in the two days rather more than 20' E. Therefore, about 

 N. 40J° E., 37 miles, in the 48 hours." 



Inset to, and Outset from, the Bay of Biscay. — A Bottle from the /m, Captain 

 Skinner, in lat. 47°, long. 21°, September 9th, 1802, was found at the Isle of Skye 

 (lat. 57° 15', long. 6° 20'), February 22nd, 1803. (Probably carried into the Bay 

 on an Eastern direction, subsequently Northward by Rennell's Current, and thence 

 by the Eastern Drift to Scotland). 



The ship Jessie, Bevan, master, left London for the Bahamas, about November 

 13th, 1833. She was struck by lightnmg, and abandoned by her crew, in lat. 45°, 

 long. 14°, and on February 5th, 1834, drove on the Isle de Groix, near L'Orient, 

 and was immediately dashed to pieces. 



Inset ; Bay of Biscay. — A Bottle from the Carsltalton Park, Lieutenant J. Steele 

 Park, July 27tb, 1827, in lat. 48° 39', long. 10° 21', was picked up, December 21st, 

 1827, on the shore of Pembron Road, near the Loire, in the Bay of Biscay, lat. 

 47° 19', long. 2° 30' W. 



A Bottle from H.MS. Arrow, in lat. 48° 30', long. 9° 25', July 14th, 1838 ; wind 



