T A B L E
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F I G U R E S USED TO
0 Calm.
1 Light Air
2 Light Breeze
3 Gentle Breeze
4 Moderate Breeze
3 Fresh Breeze
D E N O T E THE FORCE OF THE WIND.
Or just sufficient to give steerage way.
6 Strong Breeze...
7 Moderate Gale
8 Fresh Gale
9 Strong Gale..
10 Whole Gale
Or that in which a manof
war, with all sail set,
and clean full, woul d go
in smooth water from
Or that to which a wellconditioned
man-ofwar
could just carry
in chase, full and by
11 Storm
12 Hurricane .
1 to 2 knots.
3 to 4. knots.
5 to 6 knots.
Royals, &c.
Single-reefed topsails and
top-gall, sails.
Double-reefed topsails,
jib, &c.
Treble-reefed topsails,
&c.
Close-reefed topsails and
courses.
. . O r that with which she could scarcely bear close-reefed
main-topsail and reefed fore-sail.
. . O r that which would reduce her t o storm stay sails.
. . O r that which no canvass could withstand.
L E T T E R S DENOTING THE STATE OF THE WEATHER.
b Blue sky; (whether clear, or hazy atmosphere),
c Clouds; (detached passing clouds),
d Drizzling rain,
f Foggy f Thick fog.
g Gloomy (dark weather),
h Hail.
1 I^ightning.
m Misty (hazy atmosphere).
o Overcast (or the whole sky covered with thick clouds),
p Passing (temporary showers),
q Squally.
r Rain (continued rain),
s Snow,
t Thunder.
u Ugly (threatening appearances).
V Visible (clear atmosphere),
w Wet dew.
. Under any letter, indicates an extraordinary degree.
By the combination of these letters, all the ordinary phenomena of the weather
may be expressed with facility and brevity.
Examples:—Bern, Blue sky, with passing clouds, and a hazy atmosphere.
Gv, Gloomy dark weather, but distant objects remarkably visible.
Qpdlt, Very hard squalls, with passing showers of drizzle, and accompanied
b y lightning with very heavy thunder.
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND VARIATION OF THE COMPASS,
ALSO
T I M E OF SYZYGIAL H IGH WATER, RISE OF TIDE,
A N D DIRECTION OK SET OF FLOOD T IDE STREAM I N THE OFFING.
ENGLAND.
Devonport—Clarence Baths—at high water"!
mark,inthe meridian of GovernmentHouseJ
Falmouth—Pendennis Castle
AZORES ISLANDS.
Terceira—Mount Brazil—summit
St. Michael's—St. Braz Castle ...
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
St. Jago— Por t Praya— Quail Island, thel
west point (called also Gun Point) J
St. Paul—Penedo, or Peñado de San Pedro\
—summit J
Fernando de Noronha—For t Concepgáo
Pernambuco—Fort Picáo
Bahia—Fort San Pedro
Bahia—in the offing
Abrolhos—Santa Barbara—i. summit
Rio de Janeiro—Villegagnon Islet—well
Santa Catharina—Anhatomirim Islet—flag-\
staff /
PLATA.
Buenos Ayres—landing-place (mole) ...
Monte Video—Rat Island
Gorriti—well at N.E. end
Point Piedras—extremity of grassy part
River Sanborombon—entrance of
River Salado—entrance of
San Antonio, Cape—north extremity. above\
high water ... J
PAMPA.
Medaño Chato—summi t of
Medaño Silla—summit of
Medaños Point—south-east summit
Mar Chiquito—bar of
Corrientes Cape—eastern summit
Mogotes Point—south-east summit
Ventana Mount—highest summit
San Andres Point—soutlx-east high cliff ...
Hermeneg Point
Gueguen River
Black Point—cliff summit
Argentino Fort
Nakedness Point—southern summit
Wells—Anchorstock Hill—(Point Johnson)
Lat.
Notlh.
5 0 22 00
5 0 08 33
3 8 38 35
3 7 43 58
1 4 54 02
SOUTH.
3 50 00
8 3 35
1 2 59 20
1 3 00 00
17 57 42
2 2 54 40
2 7 25 31
3 4 35 30
3 4 63 20
3 4 57 02
3 5 26 50
3 5 41 40
3 5 43 15
3 6 18 30
3 6 28 00
3 6 37 10
3 6 59 05
3 7 47 30
3 8 05 30
3 8 10 36
3 8 11 45
3 8 17 20
3 8 22 40
3 8 3S 00
3 8 39 00
3 8 43 50
3 8 49 40
3 8 56 55
Long.
West.
4 10 00
5 02 45
2 7 13 00
25 40 15
2 3 30 00
2 9 22 00
3 2 25 00
3 4 51 30
3 8 30 45
3 8 20 00
3 8 41 30
4 3 08 45
4 8 34 45
5 8 21 53
56 13 15
5 4 57 35
5 7 05 11
5 7 18 45
5 7 19 15
5 6 45 51
56 40 15
5 6 40 55
5 6 40 43
5 7 21 45
5 7 29 15
5 7 30 35
6 1 56 18
5 7 39 05
5 7 51 45
5 8 40 00
5 8 47 30
6 3 14 41
5 9 36 55
6 1 58 30
Var.
Viest.
2 5 00
2 4 10
2 4 19
24 15
1 6 30
/ 15-16 1
UnlSäl)
9 30
7 00
5 54
4 18
2 00
EAST.
3 00
6 30
1 1 40
12 40
1 2 28
12 30
12 30
12 30
1 3 00
13 30
1 3 50
1 4 00
14 00
1 5 20
1 5 00
h. m.
5 >7
2 30
o 15
Noon
4 00
4 23
3 30
4 30
4 48
2 00
about
noon
when
at aU
regular.
Noon.
11 00
1 0 40
10 00
9 55
Varhle.
Varble.
N . E ,
N . E .