352 
REV. S. .T. PERRY ON THE TOTAL 
officers ancl men of H.M.S. “Bullfrog” and by Sub-Lieutenant Helby, of H.M.S. 
“ Sparrowhawk.” It was thought, however, more advisable not to separate the 
members of this party by a distance of some twenty miles, and, therefore, the more 
northerly island of Carriacou was fixed upon as the site best suited for both observers. 
The 13th of August was spent in packing the huts and getting them on board, and 
on the 14th H.M.S. “ Bullfrog ” left early for Carriacou, and cast anchor in Hills¬ 
borough Bay the same afternoon. Immediately on our arrival we received a visit 
from the resident magistrate, Mr. Boche, and from the harbour master, Mr. Isaacs, 
who both offered us every assistance in their power. On landing we paid our respect 
to the venerable Canon Petretto, wdiom Governor Sendall had specially named, 
along with Mr. Roche, as most anxious to render us every possible aid. From 
information received from these gentlemen and from the resident physician. Dr. 
Archer, we concluded that the southern shore of the island might provide an excel¬ 
lent site for the observations, as well as good anchorage, and a fair prospect of landing 
safely our heavy instruments. A note to Mr. Drummond, the owner of an estate in 
the south of the island, met at once with a cordial response, and we were invited to 
make “ The Hermitage ” our home during our stay at Carriacou. 
On August 15, it being Sunday, we lay at anchor off Hillsborough, but the next 
morning, in spite of a heavy sea, which formed part of the cyclone that destroyed five 
churches and many houses at St. Vincent, only forty miles to the north of Carriacou, 
we steamed round to Tyrrel Bay, and took up our final position close by the estate of 
Mr. P. Drummond. With some difficulty we found our way through the coral reefs 
in the captain’s cutter, and were met on the shore by the land agent of Mr. 
Drummond, who pointed out the best spot for landing and the most accessible road to 
“ The Hermitage.” This building stands on the summit of a ridge 200 feet above 
the level of the sea, the land stretching in a long promontory towards the South-West 
between Tyrrel and Manchioneal Bays. On examining carefully the bearing of the 
neighbouring hills we found that none would at all interfere with our view of the Sun 
on the morning of the eclipse. Chapeau Carre being sufficiently remote from the East 
point, and the others still more so ; and, as everything else was as favourable as we 
could expect, we fixed upon this ridge as our station of observation. The following 
bearings of some of the chief objects in view serve to fix our position very accurately. 
The observations were made by Mr. Maunder, the angles being reckoned from the 
true North, through East ;—West end of Sandy Island 2°‘5, Chapeau Carre 43°’2, 
Eclipse Peak 86°‘0, centre of Frigate Island 168°’3, peak at entrance to Tyrrel Bay, 
N. side, 329°'5. 
The site chosen for our huts was at the summit of the ridge, about 300 yards from 
“ The Hermitage,” and towards the ENE. The ground in the immediate vicinity 
was fairly level, and the foundations for the equatorials excellent. A number of 
labourers and a bullock-cart were hired for the following day, and soon after daybreak 
the men of H.M.S. “Bullfrog” began to land our heavy packages on the sandy beach. 
