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previously to its crossing the plane of the earth’s orbit. It is to be 
hoped that accurate observations may yet reach us from the Cape or 
Mauritius, 
I remain, &c., 
“ (Sd.) J. Obbaed.” 
The enclosed extract is from the log of the British ship Saladin, 
Captain J ames Baillie, and I am indebted for it also to Captain Hill, 
First Assistant Master Attendant. 
8th June, 1861. — Ship lat. 40° S., long. 10° E. at 5 a. m. a fine 
Comet visible to the eastward, alt. about 40°. Nucleus equal to star 
of second magnitude ; consider its E. A. 4h. and I)ec, . 33° S., it 
bearing about 34° N, N, E, from Canopus and 37° N, W. by W. from 
Eridani Depernon. 
22 nd June, — Comet moved to N. W, Eastward and increased in 
size to double that of Jupiter, Its tail 50° to 60° long but partly 
absorbed in moon’s light. E. A. about 4h, 30m, ; Dec. about 15o S. ; 
from Canopus about 44°, and Eridani 53°. Ship’s lat, 38° S., long. 
62« E. 
27 th June. — Comet now passing through constellation Orion and 
two-thirds as large, apparently, as the full moon, E. A, about 5h. 
Dec. 7° N., bearing 4° or 5° from Bellatrix and about 13° from 
Aldeberan, evidently travelling fast to the N. N, East. Ship’s lat. 
30° S., long, 77° E, 
Memo, — Did not see it again as it merged into the rising Sun’s 
rays. 
But on the evening of 5th July in lat, 5° S., long. 83° E., saw what 
I imagine to be the same brilliant comet, about 6° N. N, E. of the 
Northernmost pointer, “ Dubhe truly, a grand object, and seen 
at the same time as Venus, (near the setting sun) Jupiter, and 
Saturn, but much larger than either. 
6th July . — Comet moved into such a position as would be taken 
by the hat of the celestial “ Waggoner of Charles’ Wain,” 
The following is an extract from the Cape Argus newspaper of the 
4th June : — 
Comet observed at 5 A. m. of the 3rd June on the Eastern horizon, 
Eight Ascension, 3h. 58m. 30s. South Declination, 30° 10.' 
It now equals a star of 2^ magnitude, and has a tail of 3° in length 
inclined to the South pole. 
