AFRO-INDIAN REGIONS. 



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Oct. loth; oflF Apia in Upolu ; the wind very high during the preceding night, somewhat 

 abated this morning; after a few hours nearly cahii, so that we could safely enter 

 the harbor. 



14th; sailed early, but the wind so light, that we were unnble to reach Savaii. 

 15th; the Porpoise (as I learned subsequently) at one time "in danger of drifting 



on the reef, during a calm." 

 IGth; on Savaii, in the Interior forest; 4 P.M., raining. 



17th; on Savaii, in the Interior forest; raining heavily. I did not suspect, that 

 there was at the time a "gale on the coast;" both at Sapapali, and experienced 

 "by the Porpoise off the South side of Savaii." 



23d ; on Savaii, six miles South of Sapapali ; proceeded no farther on account of the 

 rain, and returned in the afternoon. 



24th ; leaving Savaii ; on our way in the evening to the Porpoise, the boat encoun- 

 tered a heavy fall of rain. 



2(3th ; in the l*orpuise, off the South side of Upolu; calm at noon. 



27th; in the Porpoise, off the South side of Upolu; squally with rain; a whirlwind 

 said to have passed near the vessel; much rain during the afternoon, and the suc- 

 ceeding night. 



28th; a fine morning. The wind, during a part of the day, blowing rather fresh. 

 29th; Pango Pango Harbor, in Tutuilu ; stormy most of the day. 

 30th ; rainy most of the day. 



81st to Nov. 4th ; mostly fine weather; but Nov. 2d was oppressively warm, the tem- 

 perature being "91° Fahr. in the Porpoise." A West wind immediately followed, 

 blowing steadily for two days. 

 Nov. 5th ; in the evening, an Easterly gale commenced. 

 6th to 8th ; the gale continuing. 



9th; in the afternoon, the gale having somewhat abated, the Porpoise sailed, beating 

 out of the harbor, with the prospect of a rapid passage to Apia. 



It will thus be perceived, that we experienced throughout much 

 bad weather; high winds, cahiis, frequent and long-continued rains. 

 These were besides, occasionally attended with a little thunder and 

 lighting. We were told, that the most violent gales " come from 

 the Westward ;" and tiiat a few years previously, " most of the bread- 

 fruit trees on Savaii were destroyed by a hurricane." 



In regard to the subterranean or mean annual temperature, Dr. 

 Fox was unable to obtain satisfactory observations; and his result, 

 " 74° Fahr. at Tutuila, and 72° at Apia," is doubtless, in both instances, 

 too low. 



Seasons are recognized; and we were informed, that we had arrived 

 in " the cool season." Yet in the intervals between the rains, we found 

 the weather sometimes very warm, as above intimated. 



So far as seasons are marked by the flowering of plants, there was a 

 difference from Taheiti, that did not seem explicable : hread frult was 



