deg. or 12 deg. from the perpendicular. It does
not seem very distant. 12 P.M., the aurora still bright, but the
brightest part is now west of the pole, before it was east.

"13th. 6 A.M., clear, east and north; bank of cirrus in N. W., _i.
e._, from N. N. E. to W. by S.; irregular branches of cirrus clouds,
reaching almost to south-eastern horizon; wind changed (S. E. fresh);
8 A.M., the sky a perfect picture; heavy regular shafts of dense
cirrus radiating all around, and diverging from a thick nucleus in
north-west, the spaces between being of clear, blue sky. The shafts
are rotating from north to south, the nucleus advancing eastward.

"At noon (same day), getting thicker (S. E. very fresh); 6 P.M., moon
on meridian, a prismatic gloom in south, and very thick stratus of
all shades; 9 P.M., very gloomy; wind stronger (S. E.); 10 P.M., very
black in south, and overcast generally.

"14th. Last night, above 12 P.M., commenced raining; 3 A.M., rained
steadily; 7 A.M., same weather; 8.20 A.M., a line of low storm-cloud,
or scud, showing very sharp and white on the dark back-ground all
along the southern sky. This line continues until noon, about 10 deg. at
the highest, showing the northern boundary of the storm to the
southward; 8 P.M., same bank visible, although in rapid motion
eastward; same time clear overhead, with cirrus fringe pointing north
from the bank; much lightning in south (W. fresh); so ends.

"15th. Last night a black squall from N. W. passed south without
rain; at 3 A.M., clear above but, very black in south (calm below all
the time); 9 A.M., the bank in south again throwing off rays of cirri
in a well-defined arch, whose vortex is south; these pass east, but
continue to form and preserve their linear direction to the north; no
lightning in south to-night.

"16th. Clear all day, without a stain, and calm.

"17th. Fine and clear (N. E. light); 6 P.M., calm.

"18th. Fair and cloudy (N. E. light); 6 P.M., calm.

"19th. Fine and clear (N. fresh); I. V. visible in S. W.

"20th. 8 A.M., bank in N. W., with beautiful cirrus radiations; 10
A.M., getting thick, with dense plates of cream-colored cirrus
visible through the breaks; gloomy looking all day (N. E. light)."

The letters in a parenthesis signify the direction of the wind.

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