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E.— ORDERS FOR CONTINUING THE CRUISE. 



The following instructions in regard to continuing the investigation 

 were received on the morning of April 30: 



F. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, 



Washington, 1). C, April 28, 1888. 

 Sir: TheCominissionerdirectsthatyou will proceed to sea, as soon after 

 receiving these orders as practicable, and continue your observations 

 and researches for fiveor six days, when you will again report at Fortress 

 Monroe or Delaware Breakwater, as may be convenient. Dr. T. H. 

 Bean will then be ready to join you, and it is possible that another spe- 

 cialist may go with you. 



The Commissioner is desirous of having you pursue your investi- 

 gations nearly in*the latitude of the Chesapeake Capes, and is anxious 

 to have a series of temperatures taken from comparatively near the 

 coast to nearly to the Gulf Stream, and, so far as practicable, he desires 

 to have bottom temperatures taken ns well as those of the surface water 

 and air. I would suggest that you run a line of temperature observa- 

 tions, at distances of about 5 or 10 miles, from near the coast to a depth 

 of, say, 200 fathoms. 1 believe it will be as well to work out and in 

 nearly on the parallel of Cape Henry or Cape Charles until you return 

 to port again, aud, in addition to your temperature observations, you 

 will, of course, continue your other trials and researches as heretofore. 

 Yours very truly, 



J. W. Collins, 

 Assistant, U. JS. Fish Commission, 

 Capt. D. E. Collins, 



U. 8. Fish Commission Schooner Grampus, 



Fortress Monroe, Va. 



F.— NARRATIVE OF CRUISE FROM APRIL 30 TO MAT 5. 



In compliance with the above orders, we got under way at 11 a. m. 

 on the 30th and proceeded to sea. When abreast of Cape Henry our 

 course was laid to the eastward. A series of observations of bottom, 

 surface, and air temperatures was begun at this point aud continued at 

 intervals until we reached the eastward of coast soundings. 



On the morning of the 1st of May the wind was variable from the 

 west-southwest to south by east. At 3 a. m., sounded in 30 fathoms of 

 water and took bottom temperature. Sounded again at 7 o'clock, and 

 put out small surface towing-net for thirty minutes, collecting a limited 

 amount of material; our position was lat. 33° 43' 30" N., long. 74° 47' 

 W. After completing this towing a northeast one half east course was 

 steered for 20 miles. At 10 o'clock (lat, 36° 56' 30" N., long. 74° 21' W.), 

 threw toll-bait for mackerel, and also took bottom temperature in 270 

 fathoms of water. Leaving this position we steered west-northwest, at 



