_Fortune Bay_ a S.E. Moon makes High Water. In the Bay of _Despair_ a
SE. by S. Moon makes High Water; in all which Places it flows up and
down, or upon a perpendicular Spring Tides 7 or 8 Feet; but it must be
observed that they are every where greatly governed by the Winds and
Weather.
[Sidenote: Currents.]
The Currents on the Sea Coasts from Cape _Chapeaurouge_ towards St.
_Peter's_, sets generally to the SW. On the South-side of _Fortune
Bay_ it sets to the Eastward, and on the North-side to the Westward.
[Sidenote: Winds.]
The South West, and Westerly Winds generally blow in the Day during
the Summer, and about the Evening they die away; and in the Night you
have Land Breezes or Calms.
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***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DIRECTIONS FOR NAVIGATING ON PART OF
THE SOUTH COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND, WITH A CHART THEREOF, INCLUDING THE
ISLANDS OF ST. PETER'S AND MIQUELON***
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