Travels in Western Africa, in the years 1818, 19, 20, and 21, from the river Gambia, through Woolli, Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger

by Major William Gray; Staff Surgeon Dochard

Bondoo.

Date.		Place.	ThermometerFahrenheit.							Remarks.
Month.	Day.		Fore-noon.		Noon.	After-noon.
			h.	°	°	h.	°	h.	°
June	14	Goodeerie	6	88	100			7	80	Extremely close and sultry.
—	19	On the march	6	95	101			9	90	Tornado and heavy rain at night.
—	21	Boolibany	9	88	100	6	96			A tornado and rain at 9 P.M.
—	23	Do.	7	82	90	2	98			Ditto ditto at 7 A.M.
—	26	Do.	10	87	96	2	96	11	82	Wind NW. cool andclear.
—	27	Do.	7	88	98	4	96	7	89	Cloudy, thunder, and rain.
—	29	Do.	3	84	84	2	88			A heavy tornado and rain at 3 A.M. from NE.
July	2	Samba Contaye			92	5	88	8	86	Light clouds, appearance of rain.
—	5	Do.	5	85	99	2	98	6	90	Cloudy and rain.
—	7	Do.			86	4	88	8	76	Wind NW.
—	10	Do.	6	88	94			8	84	Rain and tornado.
—	15	Do.	6	89	90	2	90	8	84	Rain all day.
—	20	Do.	7	89	90			7	87	Rain afternoon.
—	24	Do.	6	87	100			8	84	Light rain all day.
—	26	Do.	8	90	97			8	80	A violent tornado at night.
—	29	Do.	6	85	98			8	80	Much heavy rain.
August	1	Do.			97			8	70	Slight rain.
—	3	Do.	6	74	82			8	72	Ditto all day.
—	4	Do.	6	73	83			6	80	Ditto.
—	5	Do.	6	70	80			8	73	A heavy tornado.
—	6	Do.	6	71	86			8	80	Light rain.
—	7	Do.	6	71	82	3	85	8	80	Ditto.
—	10	Do.	6	72	79	4	85	8	78	Nearly calm.
—	11	Do.	6	73	84			8	77	Rain at 8 P.M.
—	14	Do.	6	75	87			8	79	Much rain.