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WINDS OFF RIVEJl PLATE. 



fortnight before us, met with hard S. W. breezes, 

 and arrived only two days before us. 



Two years afterwards we were off the river Plate, 

 between the latitudes of 40° and 30° for thirteen 

 days, contending against northerly, and N. N. West- 

 erly winds, between longitudes 40° and 50°, This 

 was in the latter end of August and beginning of 

 September 1822; and it may be useful to remark, 

 that, on this occasion, the winds invariably follow- 

 ed the course of the sun, that is, from right to 

 left, or what is technically called, in the northern 

 hemisphere, against the sun. This change occur- 

 red three different times ; the wind drawing from 

 N. E. to North, then to N. W. and West, and so to 

 S. W., and again by S. E. to N. E. and North. Up- 

 on two occasions it shifted to S. W. from the north- 

 ward, without any warning, and blew fresh. 



No. II. 



From Monte Video to Valparaiso. 

 l\th of November to 19th of December 1820. 

 (38 Days.) 



This passage was favourable both as to the wea- 

 ther we met with, and as to the time it occupied. 

 With the exception of a gale from south, on the 18th 



