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call, may difengage themfelves, in like manner, from 
all inferior ObftruCtions, and fly over all the little 
low Diforders of the Floridan Coaft. 
Upon the Whole, then, though I cannot pretend 
to find out the Angle of Incidence, yet I mull con- 
clude, that the Trade-wind is reflected in fuch a 
manner as to caufe our South-weft Wind, 
And I conceive, that this new Direction is fo far 
from checking its Current, that it the rather increafes 
it. For a great Part of the cold Air, that hangs over 
the Continent it ftrikes againft, having no other Vent, 
flies off with the Eddy, and thereby makes more than 
Amends for the Stop it gave. 
From America to the Weft of England this Wind 
glides over the Ocean, a plain Field, that gives no 
Oppoiition, and which, with its natural Warmth, 
encourages the Waft, by making the Air over it more 
ready to yield to the impelled Force. 
Having thus opened a Paflage for the Trade-wind 
to flow even to us, with a back Stream, if my Con- 
jecture hath opened it j what I have faid may ferve 
as a Hint to thofe who have better Materials, and can 
make a better Ufe of them : But, admitting that my 
Conjecture is right, we have the Caufe why the 
South-weft Wind blows with us; and then there can 
be no great Difficulty in finding out the Reafon why 
it brings fo much Rain. 
For this Wind blowing over a warm Ocean, which 
fends up many Vapours, by the time it reaches us, 
comes charged with an infinite Swarm of watery 
Bladders, which the Cold of this Climate condenfes, 
and then down they fall in Showers of Rain. 
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