ggy A.M.
Fine and clear P.M.
22 45 47 46 South. Fresh breezes A.M. Fine
weather P.M.
23 46 58 52 SW. Moderate and cloudy. Many
Musquitoes.

_Meteorological Register, &c.--Concluded._

Temperature in the Shade.
Highest. Direction of
Date. Lowest. Mean. the Winds. Weather and Remarks.
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July
24 50 76 66 West. Moderate breezes. Foggy A.M.
Occasionally hazy P.M. Myriads
of Musquitoes.
25 45 66 55 South; NE. Fine A.M. Strong gales and
partial fogs P.M.
26 35 47 41 NE. Strong gales and clear.
Temperature of sea 35 deg.
27 35 45 40 ENE. Moderate.
28 35 50 42 Calm; North. Fine clear weather.
29 37 41 38 WNW. Moderate breezes; foggy.
30 36 40 38 WNW. Fog hanging over the ice;
clear inland; moderate breezes.
31 38 45 41 NW. Moderate breezes; occasionally
hazy, fog over the ice.
Aug.
1 43 50 48 West. Moderate breezes; hazy to seaward.
2 34 50 41 West; variable. Hazy and occasionally foggy.
3 38 43 40 NE.; East. Light breezes and clear.
4 38 55 46 NE.; ESE. Fine clear weather.
5 39 56 47 EbS.; WSW. Do. Moderate P.M.
6 42 56 47 South; variable. Do.
7 36 68 52 SSE. Fine and very clear.
Temperature in the sun 86 deg.
8 44 60 52 North. Do.
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41.45 51.92 46.48

FOOTNOTES:

[9] The appearance of whales on the north coast, nearly midway between
the nearest passages into Behring's and Barrow's Straits, and upwards of
a thousand miles distant from either, affords subject for interesting
speculation. It is known that they must come frequently to the surface
to breathe, and the following questions