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angle on the wire, and the net received too many jerks to work with 

 satisfaction. However, hauls, though only small, were made at 

 400, 300, 200, and 100 fathoms. All night was a continual heat to g atUm 

 windward, with a strong gale of wind from the north-north-east, and at 

 10 a.m. on September 3 the position was Lat. 39° 42' N., Long. 

 10° 53' W. Notwithstanding the sea the net was lowered to 1,000, 

 800, 600, 400, and 200 fathoms, and at the latter depth the severe 

 jerking of the net resulted in tearing the silk net, which prevented 

 further work. 



Over a week of gales and head-winds prevented great progress, but 

 did not prevent the regular taking of temperatures or the lowering of 

 the closing-net. 



Towards midnight the wind lessened, hut kept in the same quarter, Station 

 viz., north-north-east, and at 7 a.m. on September 4 it fell to calm, the 

 position being Lat. 40° 03' N., Long. 12° 13' W. Water samples 

 were taken from 1,600, 1,400, 1,200, 1,000, 800, 600, 400, 200, and 100 

 fathoms, and the necessity of replacing the silk net with a new one 

 prevented the use of the closing-net at this station. 



Lying on the starboard tack all night, the wind dropped at mid- ^ ation 

 night, but stayed continually in the north-north-east. At 7 a.m. it 

 was almost calm, and the position being Lat. 40° 03' N., Lono-. 

 12° 13' W., the water-bottle was put down to 1,600, 1,400, 1,200, 

 1,000, 800, 600, 400, 200, and 100 fathoms. Towards afternoon fine' 

 showers of rain fell, with very light wind, still in the north-north-east. 



Becalmed until 10 p.m., a light breeze then sprang up from south- Station 

 west, and for the first time in nine days was the ship enabled to keep 

 a course. At 2 p.m. the position was Lat. 41° 10' N., Long. 11° 46' W. 

 and it was intended to work with the closing-net, but just as the ship 

 was hove-to a sudden squall came on from the north-north-west, 

 accompanied with a very sharp swell. The closing-net was therefore 

 only put down to 500 fathoms, then to 400 and 300 fathoms, the sea 

 getting worse all the time ; the vessel rolling very heavily, it was 

 unsafe to use the closing-net any further. Probably a heavy storm 

 out westward caused all this sea. 



