326 OBSEEVATIONS ON THE CUKEENTS. 



Ship G'nivina, Captain C. Sprague, March 4, 1855, lat. 2° 48' N., long. 26° 46' W., 

 S. 34° E. 17 mUes. 6th, lat. 1° 22' N., long. 27° 43' W., 12 miles N. by E. 



Barque Eglantine, Captain Gleason, April 7, 1855, lat. 11° 28' N., long. 24° 25' W. ; 

 Current setting to Eastward, though the ship was steering S. by W. J W. 



Ship Mary L. Sutton, Captain P. E. Rowland, April 24, 1856, lat. 16° 4' N., 

 long. 33° 30' W. ; Current East 45 miles. 25th, lat. 12° 40' N., long. 32° 32' W., 

 East 10 miles. 26th, lat. 9° 22' N., long. 31° 20' W., East 10 miles. (This is more 

 to the Northward than usual). 



Ship Aeios, Captain D. McLaughlin, May 18, 1856, lat. 5° 43' N., long. 24° 44' W., 

 24 miles E. by N. 19th, lat. 3° 39' N., long. 24° 10' W., 14 miles E.N.E. 20th, 

 lat. 2° 56' N., long. 24° 0' W., 15 miles E.N.E. 21st, lat. 2° 15' N., long. 23' o4' \V., 

 15 miles E.N.E. 22nd, lat. 1° 20' N., long. 25° 15' W., 10 miles N.E. 



Ship Edwin Flye, Captain W. Flye, June 27, 1856, lat. 5° 38' N., long. 26° 17' W., 

 N. 8° E., rate 1-2 mile per hour. 28th, lat. 4° 45' N., long. 27° 29' W., N. 18° E., 

 I mile per hour. 29th, lat. 3° 52' N., long. 25° 12' W., N. 22° E., rate 1-3 mUe 

 per hour. 



Ship Panther, Captain N. G. Weeks, August 19, 1854, lat. 7° 57' N., long. 

 25° 54' AV., 24 miles E. by S. 20th, lat. 6° 55' N., long. 23° 28' W., N.E. \ E. 48 

 miles. 21st, lat. 5° 41' N., long. 20° 30' W., 48 miles N.E. by E. ^ E. 22nd, 

 lat. 4° 56' N., long. 18° 7' W., E. by N., 1-2 mile per hour. 23rd, lat. 2° 41' N., 

 long. 20° 4' AV., 1 mile per hour S.E. by S. 



Barque Mea, Captain B. Buxton, August 27, 1849, lat. 5° 57' N., long. 19° 32' W., 

 half knot per hour N.E. 28th, lat. 4° 12' N., long. 17° 33' W., half knot N.E. 

 29th, lat. 4° 0' N., long. 19° 47' W., 6 niiles E.N.E. in the day. 



Brig Director, Captain Skinner, writes : — " You perceive that I had a strong 

 Current between lat. 7° and 5° N., on September 7 — 10. Not getting an observa- 

 tion for four days, I foxmd the brig nearly 3° farther East than I expected; 

 whether I had it in one, two, three, or on the fourth day, I cannot say, but suppose 

 I had some each day. I was speaking with several captains, and they say that 

 they have always found a strong Current about them going to the Eastward." 



Captain Maury adds : — " An Eastwardly Current is often found North of the 

 Line in summer and fall ; and at those seasons it may be counted on with some 

 degree of certainty." (This refers to the Western crossing of the E(iuator recom- 

 mended by Captain Maury). 



Ship Flying Dutchman, Captain A. Hubbard, October 12, 1854, lat. 8° 55' N., 

 long. 40° 52' W.— " I notice for the last two days (from lat. 11° 28') the lines of 

 agitated water, previously noticed, appear all to run nearly E.N.E. and W.S.W., 

 and follow each other at regular intervals of some 4 or 5 miles ; the motion of the 

 waves running at right angles to the line of rip. October 14, lat. 6" 46' N., long. 

 39" 4' W., Current East, 1 knot. 15th, lat. 6° 50' N., long. 37' 26' W., Current 

 East, 1^ knot. One year ago last July I experienced a similar Current in the 

 same latitude, but some 10° farther East. October 16th, lat. 6° 49' N., long. 

 36" 25' W., East 1^ knot. 17th, lat. 6^ 29' N., long. 35' 18' W., S. 79' E. 2 knots. 

 18th, lat. 5" 59' N., long. 34° 19' W., East, Northerly, 1^ knot. 19th, lat. 5' 43' N., 

 long. 33^ 33' W., East, Southerly, li knot, slight current rips. 20th, no Current. 

 All these days generally calm, or light variable airs." 



Ship Haven, Captain J. Crocker, October 27, 1855, lat. 6° 18' N., long. 29' 50' W., 

 Current N.E. 1 mile. 28th, lat. 5° 24' N., long. 29' 50' W., N.E. 1 mile. 29th, 

 lat. 5" 10 N., long. 30° 0' W., N.E. 1 mile. 30th, lat. 4° 40' N., long. 30° 0' W., 

 N.E. 2 miles. 



Ship J{uh,rt Patten, Captain G. S. Paine, October 30, 1856, lat. 10° 14' N., long. 

 33° 50' W., " tremendous tide-rips, the strongest I ever saw." October 31, lat. 

 8° 26' N., long. 32° 38' VV., Current changes to Eastward, ^ knot per hour. 



Ship Scaryo, Captain N. Crowell, October 4, 1856, lat. 6° 53 N., long. 25° 13' W., 

 Owrent 24 miles East. 5th, lat. 6^ 25' N., long. 24" 42' W., 18 miles E. by S. 



