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threaten a ftorm. Thefe however are not much to be appre- 

 hended till N. Lat. 40. as between S. Bias and that parallel, fuch 

 lowering clouds either difperfe themfelves very foon, or fall in 

 rain, which lulls the fea. 



From 40 to 50 degrees N. (fuppofing the fhip to have gained 

 a Wefting of 200 leagues from the American coaft,) thefe ap- 

 pearances are more to be watched, as in thefe latitudes the 

 S. wind blows frefh, though pretty conftant. 



It is to be obferved alfo, that the S. W. in thefe parallels is 

 fometimes ftronger than the S. for which reafon I would advife 

 not to carry much fail. 



This laft precaution is ftill more necefTary in higher latitudes 

 than 50, fince the S. W. often blows fo violently that it is pru- 

 dent to lie to, as thefe fqualls do not laft for any time. 



I alfo particularly advife the navigator to guard againft the 

 effects of winds from the E. which fometimes are violent in thefe 

 latitudes ; not but that fometimes W. winds are equally blufter- 

 ing, yet they are not fo common, nor laft fo long. It mould 

 alfo be noticed, that the higher the latitude, the more fuch wea- 

 ther is to be apprehended. 



When the coaft of America is very near, there is no regular 

 wind but the N. W. and this holds to the Southward from 54 

 N. Lat. it fometimes blows indeed frefh from this quarter, but 

 there is no objection to this, when the fhip is on its return e . 



The fea from S. Bias to 40 degrees N. Lat. runs commonly 

 high, when the wind is at N. W. or N, but as it does not often 

 blow with violence from this quarter, thefe feas are generally 



e It muft he remembered, that for this reafon the Journalifl advifes 

 the navigator who wants to reach a high N. Latitude, to gain fo large a 

 Welling from the coaft of America. 



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