temperature of the ocean 
and atmosphere , &c. 289 
but hitherto, I believe, no notice has been taken of its high 
temperature, or of the effect which I believe it has, in pro- 
ducing a curious phenomenon on the summit of the Table- 
mountain, not yet accounted for, viz, a dense covering of 
mist called the “ table-cloth/’ 
which universally appears 
when the wind blows from the south-east. I shall copy 
from my notes, taken at the time, the observations I made 
in crossing this current. 
June 10th. S. lat. 35 0 57". E. 
long. 24/. 
Hour. 
Temperature of the Sea. 
6 A.M. 
6l 
8 
71 , 5 
10 
7 °> 5 
11 
70 
12 
68 
l P. M. 
68, 5 
2 - - 
5 
4 
68 
5 
- 67 
6 
66 , 5 
7 
6 7 
8 
67 
9 
- - 67 
10 
66,75 
11 
67 
12 
67 
1 A. M. 
67 
2 
67 
8 
- 61 
4 
61 
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