On the Cyclones of Tasmania, ce. ALB 
anxious commander to foresee, and therefore to prepare for 
‘and profit by a series of successive shifts of wind, which are 
certain to occur during the next few days in a fixed order. 
Among Captain Weddell’s observations on the winds and 
weather in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn, the following 
quite establishes both the Cyclonic nature of the prevailing 
Gales, and their eastward progressive motion. At pp. 287-8, 
he says, “‘ a North gale comes on gradually, draws from the 
N.W., and brings rain, and presently shifts into the 8.W., 
without ceasing to blow, and continues from that point 12 
or 15 hours. <A vessel may anchor anywhere for shelter 
from a 8.W. wind without fear of its shifting to the north- 
ward; but the contrary must be guarded against as the wind 
shifts from N.W. to S.W., continuing to blow with great 
violence.” Captain Weddell states that Bridgeman’s Island, 
in 62° 4’ S. and 56° 57’ W., is volcanic, haying seen it emit 
smoke while passing it within 200 yards in 1821. 
As little is known of the Cyclonology of this part of the 
track of the Australasian homeward-bound traders, I shall 
give here an extract from the log of the barque Berwic;, 
Castle, from Dundee to Valparaiso, from which it appears 
that she was carried around and in front of the centre of g 
Cyclone to the North of the Falkland Islands, in'1848, the 
Cyclone moving to the south-eastward :— 
After several days of light winds, the barque was in 
42° 22' S. and 50° 83’ W., at noon of the 21st February, 
1848. 
« 22nd Feb.—Midnight, increasing breeze W.N.W.; rain, 
thunder and lightning. 8 a.m., double-reefed topsails ; strong 
wind and heavy sea. Noon 44° 9'S., 52° 6’ W. 
23rd.—Strong gale W.N.W., heavy showers of hail, hoyo- 
to. Noon 44° 47'S., 51° 36’ W. 
