Still as this was the first decided shift from the points to which it had kept so steadily, we augured good from it.

On the 7th a very bright meteor was seen to burst in the south-east quarter of the heavens; crossing the sky with a long train of light, and in exploding seemed to form numerous stars.

Whether it was fancy or not we thought the temperature cooled down from this period.

On this day also we had a change of moon, but neither produced a variation of wind or weather of any immediate benefit to us.

On the 14th we tried to ascertain the dew point, but failed, as in previous instances.