New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-25
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annual meeting ~ tne AssociatOa
Fe,afes Tlalta.s Committee rec lmrend that The Asso-
81 srreut v aron o. The President and Fellows %
g--vsr5 q eFe 90 bold their next AlnIs Meeting ln
te Ciy ~ Cambridge and mt NE tine o. -'d meeting be-
The second Tuesday ilc liihi 9' Angus AsA- I'is
While they are discussing this--readlnc.
amen ding or frgfrg % amend, anf ai0ptrg-et me
give you sketch OF the proceedings Just before ad
Iourunent 40 the morning meetings ~ the diferent
/ --ectiou..r-At the conclusion Of Prot DICKSON
paper on the Mississippi. on motion o. PROT Johnson
Inc thanks of the Association were presented g the
COMMITTEE .0 reporting for tue very able manner IN
which they had accomplished me duties assigned them
"a committee reported from the other Section.
Through Prof SiLLI,AN in respect 90 General Meet
ing Of the two sections which being agreed 10, all sec
uonal differences were temporarily aii aslic-and the
Association such. al ain met er lo1ut COCK
Wr R-DFfrrp in the Clsir..--Pr0L PIERCE then cX-
tended % the Association the invitation from Harvard
College for the next annual meeting % .e held ~ Cam
bridge Mass which referred % the action OF the
standing Committee 10 viii be- seen that the irsi &C.
ton of that Committed assembling this afternoon,
was q report iavora1y % the accpaHrf Of toe invita-
r0n-and this D was which gave use 70 the discus
zion IN toe midst o. which stopped 20 give you this
lt r1s s. accepted. aud unless something happens,
I Science wiN De- promoted Down East next year
Dr D. Lindsey u Nashville. Tennessee, was
nominated ana c.ected Member Of the AssOcistlon-
and an invitation from Prof HARE Of this cry tor the
whole Convention 70 meet al his house on Monday
night IN literary, Social aud sclentlnc reunion was
accepted with many Another breezy debate
was then started the Official publications OF the -oci
cty in different periodicals or else 10 irate volume,
which was the most meet and proper, SC. &C. al
which was cat short by very timely suggestion 81
Prot AGAssIZ that the whole affair De given IN chare
20 the Standing Committee 10 decide ana report upon
there all tA.ngs stood when the motion Tor adjourn
(which j. always 20 ord) came up and everybody
went home % diuner-blt have almost LOST the track
OF this afternoons action.
The first business done was listening most
attenuvcly and pleasantly % paper and reparks by
the well sncrvn Lieut. MAURT, on the subject OF the
Currents ~ ttt OitGu
N mia Nf Ha nnTII Get AZ q nF
meeting OF the Association IN the City u washington
| IN l-i4 a Committee appointed 10 communicate
With the secretary OF the Navy effect some arrange
(ment by which T. : vessels should De turnisned Win
extended observations OF the winds currents SC OF
the The nr-t OF the results OF these ooserya
tons he pointed out IN series OF beautiful charts
hung upon the blackboard as Illustrations The object
OF these Is 70 give every Navigator the benefit OF the
experience Of all Their daily experience Ia winds aud
currents being embodied IN such shape that eacn
NAV know a a glance the direction OF the wind ana me
set OF tue currents which his predecessors may nave
encountered IN the same region and al the same sea
Iieut Naury proceeded TO deineate the manner In
which hi, Is accomplished by reference 20 the Charts
Themselves and observed that Charts upon this plan
are in Of preparation AZ the National OD-erVa
tory Washn ton for each OF the taree great oceans
When they are completed they Will Il may oe imHsN
ed iOrfn for the navigator one OF tue most conP'e"
Directories" ~ 90 the Winds and Currents Of the
Ocean that can be found.
For the completion OF this undertaking multitudes OF
records reQulrculuf IT J. nAlJ y "itH-ih-
ofsuch observations together than We can nope
10 approach any thing Ike TAR result FOR this seTc-
raj thousand log books have already been consulted.
and many thousand sill wanting
As far as the work has progressed II gives indi'
cations OF some truly interesting aud valuable re-
suits Among these may be mentioned region OF
warm water off the Coast of South America quite As
remarkable tor is temperature as IS the Gull stream
it-elL Between the parallels Of 80 and 10 south the
Perry IN August their Winter month"; found the
temperature Of the water as high as 7o'-while the
Emerald in the same month and between the same
parallel found u As low a. o.. Luioft4hateIy Az
vessels do not try the temperature OF the water regu
isry huf the Pcrry" usmperatur are corrooorated
by the vessels sailing through tue region though
AZ different OF the year But the iariner act Is
clearly shown by all that the most stormy part Of the
South atlantic between the Equator and the parallel Of
4O7 is in the vicinity OF the Perrys Vrrm reSioR
These indications of warm water here Continued
Lieut. Maury) and of cold water there are pregnant
with meaning They signify cold current from the fo'
lar. and one from the Equatorial regions Ihey
denote that cebergs drifting down IN certain d.
recon-that storms and gales brewing IN another
and they remind with painful emphasis how much
that most useful aud valuable little instrument, the
Water.1 Thermometer. is reg rdcd by Naugators
Lieut. NJ remarked farther that he had been enabled
10 follow an indication manifested by these Charts up
20 point Of considerable Interest IN examination oi
several thousand books led 10 the discovery OF an
anomaly in the Trade Winds Of the North Auantc.
This anomalous 70 zion situated between the Equator
and To- North the Coast Of Africa. and % West IL
is somewhat wedge shaped with s base on the Coast
of Africa. and about midway tht AlidNLc
log books Of great many vessels through this region
have beca examined and they show that the prevailing
winds there instead OF blowing from the Trade quar-
ter, blow IN the opposite direction The TRADE" WINS
IN this conform part OF the Ocean Instead OF coming
from some point between y and f. come, so 10 SPEAK,
from the southwark and westward OF these points 10
the rssffgrd Of p and between the same parallels
the prevailing winds from the regular rade quarter
Now Il a curious fact that vessels bound from Eu'
rope OF America 10 Southern attitudes should from
time immemorial have been in the habit OF passing
right through this region, with the view OF settns
winds favorable 20 the course 10 the southwark ana
westward This is the course alike tor ali whether
they are bound for south America or the lnoles ~
either Cape . 2NO records OF the wind IN THIS region
by vessels 50 bound have been discussed and the prac
tcal results be announced % the seafang men are
head winds and Gains ! 800 out OF 22UO tunes. ! ne
chances then for fair wind being az greater otds thah
two TO one-Ihe discovery Of tins tact regarding we
winds led the pointing out Of new route from me
United states the Equator. With the assistance on
these Charts. Lieut. NJ has been enabled not only 70
lsy Oh more direct route, but also 10 locate u ~ re-
ons OF better winds for that much oil the way 70 'ue
lnd.es snd the South sea.
seven Of the Rio bound vessels tina. have been in
duced 70 Try this new route continued Lieut. Mau'y
have returned their Og5-ant the average passage vi
the Il 70 be crcu days ss tna the average
By the usual route.
Lieut. Maury proceeded to some farther deinea'on
by OF charts and other i!!ustrations-put "AAt
have ketched above comprises about the ark OF DIS
remarks fear have already too much lenstnenea ~
even perhaps 20 the undue shortening Of the suOse
queni observations Of other gentlemen
Lieut.. NJ. closed amid general applause ana
some conversation ensuei the various topics 20 Jar
preached Prof Rooms proposed Inc 1aoP'iOH " ''''
following Resolution, rcrveni 10 the subject
hcsoircf, That Committee Dc appol-1u .o 49, -
Nen0rs 10 the Secretary the Navy, requesting hs aa
n procuring Lieut. MsuRY the use Of the ooseryaoa %
European and oer foreign gators for ne extension
and perfecing Of his Charts 1901
The Resolution was unanimously adopted
and the choice Of the Committee being devo.yei upon
the President Mr. REDFIELD that gentle man SAID lAe
names would be announced AZ the Evening session.
Prof PIERCE desired 20 resign his place On the
standing Committee owing TO his contemplate speedy
departure from the city,. On motion Of PROT rogers
Lieut. MAuAY was appointed on the Committee Il the
place OF Prot. Pierce NJ,
Lieut.. MAURY then moved the following heso.u-
ton which adopted
peoI,o9 That the Committee the Sediments Of me
N.ss.nu River be requested 10 continue ther lnFeslsF
49,. III, ne view OF asceranIug ard reporting me pf0ae
h = a-t WI ch the rec.aming o; he Drowned LAnls y
bsf River would have upon LIS improvement OF ~ La'
sson a1d the health VI The country 10 he Vicinity o. noe
lands. ,.s al - ,-.i,.L
| l.; ,bs evening when the Annual Address and nnu
cafons by Professors PIERcE and AGAssz and others
Will be presented
The General Ereaiag Melting.
This first of the Evening Meetings Of the Con-
,.r,ion romunencsd a. about the hour Of :. IL was
rrceS by the presence OF number OF the iarer DEM