MARCH 1765. 
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NNE T the remaining days mostly Calm : the Air in general was moderately warm, 
the Mornings foggy till 8 or 9 o’clock. 
The 1st. of February I perceived the first Breeze of Southerly Wind for y e Season, 
the next day we had another more fresh about 9 in y e Morning but after this we had 
commonly Northerly Breezes in y e Morning & Southerly ones in y e Afternoon though 
both of them light. 
The Morning Fogs continued till y e latter end of y e Month & were the cause of 
much trouble & hindrance in surveying so broad a River as the Megna, where I was 
frequently obliged to look out for Flags at the distance of 7 & 8 miles. 
By the middle of the Month the Air began to be very warm, & in y e middle 
of the day excessive hot, as but little Wind was stirring ; & I think that we had 
more Calms in this Month than in any other that I have observed since I have 44 
been out. 
The Month of March began with clear Weather, & very variable Winds though 
mostly from y e South & West ; the Air very warm. 
The Fogs are now almost over, there being only a foggy Morning now & then, & 
seldom continuing after 8 o’clock. 
The 15th. threatning Weather all day ; the 16th. in y e Evening we perceived the 
first Northwester for the Season. A heavy Shower of 
Hail fell in the beginning of it, & afterwards Rain ;* the 
Wind was violent only for a few Minutes. 
The 17th. close Weather all day, & some Rain ; the Wind mostly from the West- 
ward in fresh Breezes. 
The iSth. fine Weather. The 19th. at Night several heavy Squalls of Wind 
from y e SW & SSE & much Rain. The bad Weather continued from 7 to \ past 
9 PM. 
The 20th. the Morning fair, The Evening rainy, Wind variable. 45 
The 21st. in y e morning some very fresh Gales from the Northward, & Rain the 
remainder of the Day ; the next Day y e Weather cleared up. 
From the 21st. to y e 31st. little remarkable in the Weather, the Winds mostly 
from y e SW 4 . & West, the Air very warm. 
The 28th. March sent the Governor a general Map of the Megna on a scale 
of 2 Miles to an Inch, & the 4th. April sent y e remaining 8 Maps of the Ganges : 
there has now been sent a compleat sett of Maps of the Ganges, both general and 
particular. 1 2 
* Thus far copied. 
1 Probably transcribed from the journals he was in the habit of sending to the Governor, and from the entries in 
his Field Books. 
2 Regarding the fate of these maps see p. 93. 
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