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APPENDIX. 



[No. III. 



31st. At llh. p. m., an attenuated Aurora spread over the sky. At mid- 

 night, three faint arches W.N.W. and S.E. 



April 1st. At midnight, two large wreaths from N,W. to S.E., forming an 

 Aurora shaped like an S ; motion rapid. 



5th. At llh. p. m., brilliant Aurora, of many half-formed wreaths ; colour, 

 ordinary. At 2h. a. m., an arch W.N.W. and E.S.E., centre S.S.W. ; rapid 

 interior motion. 



7th. At in. a.m., a mass of Aurora, with many flashes in S.E., whither 

 it had passed from N.W. in the course of the night. At llh. p. m., Aurora 

 much spread ; bright and rapid. At 2h. a. m., three arches to the southward, 

 and one N.E. b.N. advancing. 



April 11th, at lh. a. m., very detached Aurora N.W. and S.E.; faint, but 

 some interior motion visible. 



13th. At llh. p. m., several segments of arches N.W. and E.S.E. ; little 

 motion. 



15th. At 2h. a. m., numerous dispersed flashes in the south. 



16th. At 9h. p. m., two faint arches N.W.b.N. andE.b.S. 



18th. At lh. a. in., a beautiful Aurora emanating in a large wreath 

 from W.b. N., and doubling in the E.S.E. quarter ; the beams large, and their 

 motion exceedingly quick ; colours, violet below, and pea-green above. It 

 passed to the southward, and was followed by another. At midnight, scat- 

 tered and faint Aurora. 



19th. At midnight, four arches from west to S.S.E. ; extremities close to- 

 gether ; beams bright, and in rapid motion. 



20th. At midnight, an arch from W.N.W. to E.S.E. ; irregular, faint, and 

 little motion. 



21 st. At midnight, appearance of Aurora through a haze. 



22nd. At midnight, two wreaths in the zenith ; rapid interior motion. A 

 mass of Aurora, S.W., which had passed the zenith. 



23rd. At llh. 30' p. m., an arch from N.W. to S.E. ; quick motion of 

 beams, faint violet below ; several flashes. It passed so fast to the southward, 

 that at midnight the sky was perfectly clear. 



27th. At 10h. 30'p. m., saw an Aurora rising north, in a single column 

 towards the south ; another N.E. b. E., taking the same direction. The first 

 was slightly agitated, and the beams momentarily visible. Both passed to the 



