THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 339 
Inclination of the dipping Needle . 
April5th. On board with! 
" Marked ‘ 
[End North 1 
f 7 *° 
26' 22§"[ 
[71- 
40' 
22f' 
balanced needle ] 
[ Unmarked j 
i and dipping j 
L 7 * 
54 
22f . 
The fame needle at f 
’ Marked ] 
[End North ! 
[72 
3 
45 1 
1 
the obfervatory / 
[ Unmarked J 
\ and dipping j 
L 7 1 
56 
i 5 ' 
\ 7 2 
0 
0 
\ 
Marked ] 
[End North J 
r 7 i 
58 
20 ] 
J72 
IS 
18th. Ditto - “ I 
, Unmarked J 
I and dipping J 
[72 
16 
10 ! 
7 
5th. Spare needle at t 
Marked "j 
1 End North ( 
1 7 2 
32 
30 1 
[72 
49 
IS 
the obfervatory ( 
. Unmarked J 
\ and dipping ] 
*73 
6 
0 j 
18th. Ditto - - ^ 
Marked "j 
! End North j 
I 7 2 
55 
0 1 
[73 
11 
45 
. Unmarked J 
1 and dipping ] 
[73 
28 
3 ° J 
2 2d. Spare needle on ( 
Marked ] 
[End North 1 
f 73 
28 
38 1 
^73 
11 
4 
board f 
. Unmarked j 
\ and dipping ] 
l 7 2 
53 
30 1 
1 
Hence the mean dip, with both needles, on 
Ihore, was - 
72 
32 
3l 
On board 
- 
- 
- 
72 
25 
43 ? 
1778. 
April. 
'----> 
This is as near as can be expected; and fhews, that what¬ 
ever it was that affected the compafTes, whether on board 
or afhore, it had no efFe6t upon the dipping needles. 
'Tides. 
It is high-water on the days of the new and full moon, 
at i2 h 20 m . The perpendicular rife and fall, eight feet nine 
inches ; which is to be underftood of the day-tides, and thofe 
which happen two or three days after the full and new 
moon. The night-tides, at this time, rife near two feet 
higher. This was very confpicuous during the fpring-tide 
of the full moon, which happened foon after our arrival; 
and it was obvious, that it would be the fame in thofe of 
the new moon, though we did not remain here long enough 
to fee the whole of its efFedt. 
Some circumftances, that occurred daily, relating to this, 
deferve particular notice. In the cove where we got wood 
X x 2 and 
