Physical Observations, ^'C. 



237 



Art. VII. — Physical Observations, made on board the U. S. ship 

 Erie, during her passage from Neiv Yorh to Rio Janeiro, in 1834, 

 and communicated to the Navy Department, by D. J. Browne. 



Aug. 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



Sept. 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



19' 



20 



21 



22 



23 



21 



25 



26 



29t 



30 



■Oct. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



o/ 



o / 



40 27 

 39.34 

 38.3: 

 37.46 

 36.17 

 38.33 

 37.59 

 37.46 

 37.33 

 1 

 38.11 



37.34 

 36.10 

 35. 3 

 34.29 

 33.46 

 33.50 

 33.32 

 33.27 

 33.22 

 32.53 

 32.20 

 31.57 

 31. .52 

 32.38 

 31. 3 

 28.58 

 26.20 

 23.53 

 21,33 

 19.26 

 17. 2 

 15.52 

 13.59 

 12. 5 



w 

 73.58 

 72.52 

 70.27 

 68 



65.31 

 64.18 

 62.29 

 59.28 

 5.5.47 

 53.28 

 1.52 



11.50 

 1056 

 8.36 

 7.56 

 7.23 

 6.47 

 5.36 

 4.43 

 2.47 

 0.36 

 1.6 s. 

 3.19 

 5.59 

 8.58 

 12. 3 

 14 3'. 

 16.42 

 18.19 

 19.53 

 22.22 

 22.17 

 22.49 

 23. 8 

 23.13 



25.23 



25.19 



25.53 



55.58 



25.42 



25.21 



25.30 



-26.19 



27.41 



28.36 



30.24 



30.3: 



31.34 



32.35 



33. S 



34, 



35 



36. 9 



37.24 



40 



40.42 



41. 5 



41.57 



41,53 



23. 6i42.50 



Fair 



Pair 



Fair 



Fair 



Rainy 



Fairt 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



clo'dyt 



Fair" 



Fairl 



clo'dy:t 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Rainy 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



clo'dy 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fairl 



Fair 



Fair 



clo'dyi 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



clo'dyi 



clo'dyi 



clo'dyt 



Fair 



4,5, 



3,5. 



4, 



4, 



5, 



4,5, 



1,3,4, 



1, 3, 4, 



3, 4, 5, 



1,2, .5, 



' 2.4, 



1, 3, 4, . 



1, 2, 5, 



4, 



4,5, 



1,4,5, 



1,4,5, 



6, 



5, 



4,5, 



4, 



1,3,4, 



4, 



4, 



1, 4, 5, 



1, 3, 4, 



4, 



3,4, 



1, 4, 5, 



1,4,5, 



3,4, 



4,5, 



1,2,4, 



1, 3, 4, 



1,4,5, 



4,6, 



1, 4, 5, 



1,4,5, 



1.4, 



4, 



4, 



4,5, 



4, 



4, 



4, 



4, 



1,4, 



1,4,6, 



1, 2, 4, 



1,3,4, 



1, 3, 4, 



4, 6, 7, 



1,4,6, 



1, 4, 5, 



1,4, 



N. W. 



variable 



N. easterly 

 variable 

 westerly 

 w. N. w. 



S. E. 



variable 

 s. westerly 

 s. westerly 

 southerly 

 southerly 

 southerly 



s. westerly, 78 

 79 



B. N. E. 78 



79 

 78 

 78.5 

 77.5 

 s. s. w. 78 

 N. westerly 76 

 N. easterly 76 

 variable 75 



N. N. w. 78 



N. N. E. 



w. s. w 

 s. easterly 77 

 s. s. E. 1 76 

 N. easterly 76 



B. N. E. 1 76 



N. easterly 77 

 N. easterly 77 

 variable |81 



78.5 

 easterly 

 s. s. B. 



83.5 

 80 



variable 



83.5 

 82.5 

 N. easterly 82.5 

 N. easterly 62.5 

 variable 62.5 

 s. westerly 79 

 soutlierlv 80 

 southerly !79.5 

 s. easterly 81 

 s. easterly 78 

 s. B. 1 78 



s. easterly 79 

 s. E. 179 



s. E. !78 



easterly 77.5 

 easterly 77 



E. s. B. 

 N. B. 

 B. N. E. 

 N. N. W. 



variable 

 variable 

 s. westerly 69 

 variable -68 

 variable (68 



77.5 



79 



78.5 



76 



68.5 



73 



■a _ 



F 

 70 

 69 

 75 

 81 

 76.5 

 77 

 76.5 

 77 

 78 

 77.5 

 78 



77.5 

 77 

 77.5 

 76.5 



6 

 76.5 

 76 



6 



75 

 75 

 76 

 74.5 

 73 

 72 

 7 



73.5 

 74.5 

 75 

 75 

 77 

 78 

 78.5 

 81 

 80 5 



81.5 



81 



81.5 



82 



83 



81 



80 



80 5 



79.5 



77.5 



77 



76.5 



78 



78 



78 



77 



77 



76-5 



77 



73 



0.5 69.5 

 70.5 

 67.5 

 68.5 



ll 68 



'F. 

 7 

 6 

 6 

 10 

 3 

 5 



7.5 

 5.5 

 5 

 4.5 



78 



80 



80.5 



62 



93.5 



86.5 



75.5 



84.5 



86 



88.5 



73 



4 



3.5 



7.5 



4.5 



4 



7 



7 



6.6 



5 



6.5 



4 



5 



7 



6,5 



8, 



9 



7 



6 



9 



6.5 



9 



4 



7 



6 



6.5 

 10 

 8 



5.5 

 4 



2.5 

 4 

 5 

 6 



6.5 

 6 

 6 



5.5 

 7 

 8 



8.5 

 8.5 

 8 



5-5 

 7.5 

 6 

 4 

 2 



4.5 

 6 



90 



92 



76 



88 



90.5 



78 



78.5 



IN. 

 29.91 

 29.95 

 30.00 

 30,04 

 29.98 

 29 97 



;0.05 



a 14 

 30.32 



0.40 

 30.35 



30.30 

 30,30 

 30.26 

 30.02 

 29.98 

 30.17 

 30.37 

 30.36 

 30.16 

 SO 130.12 

 90 30.17 

 36.5 30.08 



78 



PO 



70.5 



68 



78 



82.5 



67.5 



SO 



67.5 



89.5 



77.5 



82.5 



62.£ 



73 



85 



90. £ 



95 



90 



86 



82 



84 



82.; 



82 



85 



77.J 



73 



70. E 



70 



71 



85 



75 



81.! 



91 



96 



89 



82.5 



30.00 

 30.00 

 .30.25 



0.19 

 ■30,22 



;0.21 

 30.16 



10.14 

 30.10 

 30.08 

 30.08 

 30.03 



30.13 



30.08 



30.03 



30.04 



30.04 



30,09 



30,06 



.30.0: 



.30.09 



30.12 



30.12 



20.12 



30.13 



30.15 



30.15 



.30.15 



30.15 



30.1 



30.16 



29.15 



30.08 



29.98 



30 05 



30.01 



30.10 



23 

 17 



20 



18 

 29 

 27 

 30 

 26 



22 

 19 

 23 



hazy 

 26 



27 



hazy 



17 



18 



18 

 hazy 



hazy 



22 



18 

 hazy 



27 



hazy 



hazy 

 29 

 30 

 30 

 37 

 29 

 18 

 33 

 26 

 29 

 26 



hazy 

 30 



hazy 



hazy 



6 

 clo'dy 



clo'dy 

 8 

 9 

 9 



clo'dy 



clo'dy 



7 



4 



14 



clo'dy 



clo'dy 



5 



6 

 clo'dy 



clo'dy 

 clo'dy 



10 



12 



12 



12 



14 

 7 



12 



14 



14 



13 

 clo'dy 



14 

 clo'dy 



clo'dy 



48 

 48 



50 

 48 

 49 

 47 

 48 

 46 



43 



45 

 45 



46 



46 

 40 

 40 



47 

 46 



48 



44 

 turbid 

 turbid 



48 



48 



39 



44 ' 



48 



46 



45 



44 



* Abode at Madeira four days. t Abode at Port Praya, Cape de Verds, two days. 

 % This mark indicates that it was rainy some- portion of the day. 



• ' Time of Observation at Noon. 



