BY JOHN REINHOLD FORSTER, LL. D. 



whilft, on the contrary, the eafl-fouth-eaft, and fouth-eaft fcarcely 

 reach farther than the equinodlial line. And when the fun re- 

 cedes to the tropic of Capricorn, the eaft wind follows it there 

 too J but the eaft-north-eaft, and north-eaft fcarcely reach beyond 

 the line, rarely to the tropic ; while the eaft- fouth-eaft, and fouth- 

 eaft fpread far into the fouthern hemifphere. Thefe obfervations 

 are generally true concerning the winds within the tropics, and 

 efpecially in the great Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 



Every where within the tropics, on approaching within three 

 or four leagues of land, a breeze is met with blowing from fea to 

 land, from nine in the morning to fun-fet ; and from land to fea, 

 from about ten at night to fun-rife. Thefe obfervations alfo 

 hold in general with refpe£t to the winds in the vicinity of lands 

 within the tropics. 



In the Indian fea, from OEloher to Afrilt the eaft-north-eaft, 

 and north-north-eaft winds prevail as far as the line. But during 

 the fame feafon, from the line fouthwards to about the 14th de- 

 gree, the weft, weft-fouth-weft, and fouth-weft are the prevailing 

 winds ; and beyond this fpace, the eaft-fouth-eaft, and fouth-eaft. 

 From April to OSlober, in the northern hemifphere, the Weft, 

 weft-fouth-weft, and fouth-weft winds reign : to the fouth of the 

 equino6lial, as far as about the 1 2th degree, the eaft, and eaft- 

 fouth-eaft; and beyond that point, the eaft-fouth-eaft, and fouth- 

 eaft. Thefe prevailing winds are by failors termed the Monfoons ; 

 and from them fome inferences may be drawn as to the tempera- 

 ture of the air. The winds which blow acrofs great trafts of 

 land heated by the fiin's rays, acquire a great d;gree of heat ; 

 and the greater Ipace they pafs over, the more fcorching they 

 prove. But wherever winds blow over the fea^ they are cooled 



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