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trie summit of a hill, named by the latter gentle- 
man after Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., the 
President of the Horticultural Society. From 
this elevation they had a good view of the water, 
which appeared to be either a strait or an inlet 
of considerable size ; it was subsequently called 
Rothsay Water. The country, between it and 
our encampment, was very rocky and rugged; 
but, although almost destitute of soil, it was 
sprinkled with some dwarf timber of various 
descriptions ; and, had it not been for the late 
fires, there would have been a good share of 
grass. 
The fires were still burning; and, while we 
were employed upon the vessel, the little grass 
that had before escaped the flames was con- 
sumed before our eyes, which greatly increased 
the oppressive heat we were experiencing. The 
thermometer during the day, exposed to a cur- 
rent of air and shaded from the sun, generally 
indicated a temperature of between 94° and 
98° ; and, on one occasion, although it was ex- 
posed to a fresh sea-breeze, the mercury stood at 
101° at noon: at night, however, we were usu- 
ally relieved by its falling to 75°; and at two 
o’clock in the morning it generally stood at 
73°. The maximum and minimum temperature 
during fourteen days was 101° and 72|°. The 
1820. 
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