| 2 | 25 11 } | 7 37| was remarkably fine, with a light air from the | 2 | 17 34 } | | S.E. The first set was taken with the ship’s | | | | head S.S.W.; 2d set at West; and 3d set at | | | | N.E._b_N. The ship was put round in this | | | | manner for the purpose. | 8 | 26 43 | |The mean of six sets all good. The weather calm | | | | and fine. | 11 | 31 15 | |The mean of two sets ship steady. Longitude | | | | obtained by [sun], [moon], and chronometer. | 14 | 30 36 } | 5 8|Very good. | 14 | 25 28 } | |Very good. North end of Shetland, S. 11° E. | | | | 5 or 6 leagues. | 14 | 30 40 } | 10 25|Very good. North end of Shetland, S. 48° W. | | | | 4 or 5 leagues. | 15 | 20 15 } | |Very good. Outer Skerry, Shetland, S.S.W. | | | | 2 miles. | 17 | 30 32 | |Very good. Lamb Head, Orkneys, W.½S. 4 or | | | | 5 miles. |Sept.| | | | 2 | 33 1 } | |Both these sights were good, and the ship was | 2 | 29 31 } | 3 30| put on the courses, as given purposely. St. | | | | Kilda Island S. 9° W. 8 or 9 leagues. No | | | | soundings at 180 fathoms. | 13 | 22 30 | |At anchor in St. Mary’s. St. Agnes’s | | | | Light-House W. 54° S. Castle E. 51° S. | 14 | 27 16 | |This azimuth was taken on shore at St. Agnes’s | | | | Light-House, with false horizon. | 14 | 27 31 | |This amplitude was taken on shore at St. Mary’s | | | | flag-staff.--Most excellent. +-----+----------+-------+-------------------------------------------- [Transcriber's Note: The table was laid out in the original with the data on one page and the Remarks on the next, this table has been divided to fit the page constraints. The date column has been repeated for ease of reference. [sun] and [moon] are represented by symbols in the original.] No. IV. In the Appendix to the second volume of Flinders’ Voyage, which has lately been published, there is an article of considerable length and ability, on the Variation of the Compass. In that article, the observations made by that excellent sailor, corroborate, in a remarkable degree, and accord with those made in the Sybyll. I have selected a few of the most decisive instances.