L In the AtUmick and ALthiofick Seas, between the Tro- 
pkhy there is a general Eafierly Windy all the Year long, 
without any confiderable variation, excepting that it is fub- 
jeft to be deflefted therefrom, fome few points of the Com- 
pas towards tha North or S.^///^, according to the pofition of 
the place. The Obfervations which have been made of thefe 
defledipns, are the following. 
1. That near the coaft of A/r/V^, affoon as you have paf- 
fed the Cmary Ifles you are fure to meet a frefh Gale of iV.£. 
Wind about the Latitude of: 8. degrees AW/?,which feldoni 
comes to the Eafiwards of the E.N.E. or paffcs the N.N.E. 
This Wind accompanies thole bound to the Southward, to 
the Latitude of lo Northland about loo. Leagues from 
the Gumea Coaft, where till the 4 th. degree of North L.?//- ' 
VW^, they fall into calmes dnid Tormdoesy of which more 
hereafter. 
2. That thofe bound totliQ CarMe Ijjes, find, as they 
approach thb American fide, that the aforefaid North-Eajt 
Windy becomes ftill more and more Eafierly^ fo as lomecimes 
to be Eafiy fbmetimes E^y/^ by Souths but yet molt common- 
ly to the Northward of the Eajl a point or two, ieklome 
more. 'tis likewife ob{erved,that the ftrength of theie /^'F/Wj' 
does gradually decreaft, as ycu faile to the Wejl vards, 
3. That the limits of th^ Trade and Vada leM'^inds, in. 
this Ocean, are farther extended on the Kmeri an ude tiian 
the kf'ican: for whereas you meet noc with cllis certain 
WmdtiW after you have paflH the Liititude oi 8/ degrees 
on triis iide ; on the American fide it commonly liolcis to j 
31 or 2 degrees o{ Lfi.tittide'^ and this is verified hkc w iii to 
t\\^'io:itirvxrds Qi th^ Efunociialy for near the C x^e' oi Guod^ 
Hope t'le limits of the Trade JVindsy are 3 or ^j. ac^rees ncaref ■ 
the Lins, than on the coaft of Brazi/e. 
.1 . That from the Latttide of 4 degrees Norths ufore^ 
fai l limits on th^^South ii^t Oi thc Efmtor, tlx- M'mds are- 
gencrally and perpetually between the So;^th ^.nd ^'ajty and 
molt commonly between the Sontb-Eafi and ODicrviugi 
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