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from land. Where the ship lay at this time in the harbour, 
the land, on one side, was a full quarter of a mile distant, and 
on the other side about i-| mile. 
O11 November 5th, being clear of the harbour of Prince of 
Wales's Island, the equatropical motions were instantly per- 
formed by the mercury, in the usual quantity experienced at 
sea, which continued with uniformity until December 3d. On 
this, and the following day, the mercury fell considerably 
during our passage over the tails of the sands at the entrance 
of Hoogly river, in latitude 21 0 06' N ; and on December 5th, 
the day of the moon's last quarter, a gale of wind commenced 
from NNE, with much lightning and rain in the night. During 
the latter part of this day, the mercury began to rise, and 
there soon followed a change of settled weather. When we 
were in the lower part of the river, the mercury appeared to 
conform in a small degree to the equatropical motions ; but 
when well up the river, at Diamond Harbour, the mercury 
inclined to be nearly stationary during the 24 hours, as has 
formerly been observed to happen in Canton river, Bombay 
harbour, &c. 
O11 January 13th, 1804, after we had cleared the river 
Hoogly, the mercury in the barometers began to perform 
its motions with uniformity, which continued during the 
passage to Bombay, until our arrival there on February 12th. 
The barometers being then placed on shore, the mercury in- 
clined to a stationary position, without evincing any propensity 
towards the equatropical motions from the 12th to the 18th 
February, 1804, as has been noticed in the foregoing descrip- 
tion, to happen frequently, on entering a harbour from sea. 
On February 18th, 1804. The meteorological journal ceases. 
