June, 1819.–From the 1st to 5th, between lat. 11° and 8° 30' N, fine weather; the 6th and 7th off Sierra Leone, tornados and heavy rain ; from the 7th to 17th at anchor in the

; river. Weather occasionally fine ; at others showery, and tornados. From the 17th to 30th, on the coast between Sierra Leone and Cape Palmas, continued heavy rain, with heavy tornados occasionally,

June, 1820.-From the 1st to 16th, running from Cape Coast to the Ísland of Saint Thomas, north of the parallel of 3° N, a considerable quantity of rain fell; but south of it, had fine weather; from the 17th to 30th cruizing between the parallel of 2° N and the equator. Fine weather, but cloudy; and I must here observe, after three years experience, that I have always found the weather more cloudy, and the thermometer lower, on or near the equator, than a few degrees north or south of it.

June, 1821.-From the 1st to 23d, at anchor at the Island of Ascension particularly fine weather. From the 24th to 30th, on the passage from Ascension to Cape Coast, fresh breezes, and cloudy throughout.

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July, 1819.- From the 1st to 9th, from the vicinity of Cape Palmas to Cape Coast Roads, continued heavy rain. From the 10th to 16th at anchor in Cape Coast Roads, cloudy weather, with frequent showers. From the 17th to 20th on various other parts of the Gold Coast, fine weather. From the 21st to 25th, in the Bight of Benin, continued heavy rain. From tle 26th to 31st, in the Bight of Biafra, fine weather.

July, 1820.—The whole of this month between 1° 50' N, and 0° 20's, moderate and cloudy weather throughout.

July, 1821.–From the 1st to 18th on the Gold Coast, moderate breezes and hazy, with showers at times. From the 18th to 23d, rounding the Bight of Benin, in thick hazy weather. From the 24th to 31st, on the coast between Cape Formosa and the river Bonni, cloudy and unsettled weather, with rain, especially from midnight to noon.

August, 1819.-From the 1st to 17th, running from the Bight of Biafra 'to Sierra Leone ; while in the neighbourhood of the equator, cloudy, but settled weather, with fresh southerly winds. After passing the lat. of 4° N (about the parallel of Cape Palmas), continued and heavy rain. From the 18th to 25th, at anchor in Sierra Leone River, heavy rain. From the 26th to 31st, between Sierra Leone and Cape Mount, cloudy weather, with rain occasionally.

August, 1820.—The whole of this month on the Gold Coast, the weather generally fine.

August, 1821.- From the 1st to 6th, at anchor in George's Bay, in the Island of Fernando Po, unsettled weather with rain. 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th, in the vicinity of the above island, with a continuation of the same weather. From the 11th to 31st, between the parallels of lo and 3° N, and 8o and 4° E, variable and unsettled weather, frequently attended with rain.

September, 1819.-From the 1st to 10th, running from the windward coast to Cape Coast Roads, moderate and cloudy weather, with showers of rain occasionally. From the 11th to 16th, at anchor in Cape Coast Roads, fine weather. On the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th, between the parallels of 5° and 6° N, cloudy weather. From the 21st to 30th in the Bight of Benin, continued and heavy rain.

September, 1820.-From the 1st to 12th, reaching from the Gold Coast to the Bight of Biafra, moderate and cloudy weather. From the 13th to 30th, between the parallels of 2° Ñ and equator, first week cloudy, with rain occasionally; latter part heavy rain.

September, 1821.-From the 1st to 9th, running from 0° 30 N, and the meridian towards Sierra Leone, moderate and fine weather. From the 10th to 30th, at anchor in Sierra Leone River, weather extremely unsettled, with a considerable quantity of rain.

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October, 1819.- From the 1st to 25th, cruizing in front of the Bight of Benin, nearly the whole time between the parallels of 4o and 5° N, continued and most heavy rain. The remainder of the month on the Gold Coast, fine weather.

October, 1820.-From the 1st to 13th, between the parallels of 1° 20' N and equator, and 90 and 30 30' E, continued and heavy rain. From 14ih to 23d, between the parallels of the equator and 4° N and 3o Eo and 13° W, cloudy weather. From the 24th to 31st, between the parallels of 5° and 8° 30° N, ' and 13° and 14° 30' W, continued and heavy rain.

October, 1821.- From the lst to 16th, cruizing between the parallels of go and 6° N, and 12o and '14° w, extremely unsettled and squally weather, attended by heavy and frequent rain. From the 17th to 31st, cruizing between the parallels of 6° 30' and 11° 30N, and 14 and 19° W, light winds, calms, and fine weather.