[ RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.]
FOR JANUARY 1797.
| deg. | 100 | |||||
| Mean temperature | of the thermometer | at sun-rise | 24 | 35 | ||
| Do. | do. | of the | do. | at 3 P.M. | 32 | 78 |
| Do. | do. | for the whole month | 28 | 56 | ||
| Greatest monthly range between the 9th and 28th | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Do. | do. in 24 hours, | the 10th, | 20 | 75 | ||
| Coldest day the | 9th, | 0 | 0 | |||
| Warmest do. the | 28th, | 46 | 0 | |||
| 6 | days it snowed, and about eight inches and a-half hasfallen. | |
| 5 | do. it rained, and a large quantity hasfallen. | |
| 18 | do. it was clear at | sunrise, and 3 P.M. or observation hours. |
| 8 | do. it was cloudy at | do. do. do. do. |
| 2 | do. the wind was high at | do. do. do. do. |
| 21 | do. the wind was light at | do. do. do. do. |
| 26 | do. the Mercury was at or below thefreezing point, at sunrise. | |
| 16 | do. the do. do. do. at sunrise and 3 P.M. | |
| 20 | do. the wind was west of north and southat 7 A.M. & 3 do. | |
| 21 | do. the do. was east of do. and do. at do.do. | |
SONNET TO ADVERSITY.
Neglected Nymph, that with unpitied sigh
Turn’st thy white cheek to every striking gale,
While the base crew with wounding taunts assail,