this. Captain Young in February, found the N. E. trades at about 17 deg. north
latitude, with the water at 75 deg. and air at 76 deg., trade-wind N. E.

At 12 deg. 16' the water was 75 deg. the air 76 deg. wind N. E.
Feb. 22d. 9 deg. 49' " 76-1/2 deg. " 77 deg. " N. E.
" 23d. 7 deg. 13' " 78 deg. " 78 deg. " N. E.
" 24th. no obs. " 79-1/2 deg. " 79 deg. " N. E.,
E. S. E. rain.
" 25th. 3 deg. 10' " 81 deg. " 83 deg. " E. S. E. rain.
" 26th. no obs. " 82 deg. " 82 deg. " S. E. to
E. S. E. hazy,
rain & sqs.
" 27th. 2 deg. 24' " 82 deg. " 82 deg. " calm,
with rain.
" 28th. no obs. " 82 deg. " 82 deg. " calm rain.
March 1st. 0 deg. 29' " 82 deg. " 82 deg. " E. S. E.
sqs. rain.
" 2d. 1 deg. 27' S. L. " 82 deg. " 82 deg. " S. E. sqs.
rain.
" 3d. 2 deg. 44' " 82 deg. " 83 deg. " S. E. &
S. S. E.
weather
settled.
" 4th. 4 deg. 17' " 82 deg. " 83 deg. " S. S. E. &
S. E. fair
weather.
" 5th. 6 deg. 08' " 82 deg. " 84 deg. " S. E. fair
wthr.
" 6th. 8 deg. 08' " 82 deg. " 84 deg. " S. E. &
E. S. E. fair
weather.

Here the air was seven degrees colder at the extreme limit of the N. E.
trades than in the _center_ of the belt of rains, as it is, usually, in
mid-winter, but not in summer. On t