The New York herald., 1878-09-12
rho wing table shows the position OF the
,Dirgo at the dates mentioned, ascertained
by Captain Cofin By aid Of insiruments:-

The sailorlike brevuy OF the log requires some
Uttlc explanation. on August % having good wind
from the southwest, tho Captain took advantage OF II
and pushed into the Cult Stream, finding II hore In
It's usual position, marked in the charts Al noon
on the 22d the latitude SO dog. 10 min.
longitude As deg. rhe next day In the Gulf
6tream, nt latitude 90 deg 10 min. and long,-
tude 40 deg. AZ min., 1t was found that the cur
rent was sottng east at the rate OF two miles
hour AS the vessel oid not enter tho Stream until
midnight tho mate only allowed 1ileen miles
loss the vessel during the twenty-iour
hours. The next day tho wind cied out
aud tho vessel made very intlo headway,
the setting against them over one mite and
hall an hour. The lattuoc WINS 80 deg Ill mn, and
the Longitude 47 cog 10 MIN. The course OF Tue
Sirsam, and this the Captain succeeded IN dong At
boon on the 18th OF August they were in latitude 80
ccg. 20 miu. aud loDgItule 40 deg 90 min The next
DAY they kept the edge OF the Stream, and by
calling almost due west thought they would AVOID u
altogether, but on the ZIth, In latitude ~ deP 10
min Ion giiude 53 dog % min. the captain concluded
anal lac wasJ ust on The edge OF IT, The course was
2s,h, IA LATITUDE 81 dog min, long,.
selves again well within the edge OF tue gulf Stream,
with current OF about two miles an hour setting
due west. On the 3Oth the mate allows loss oi
twenty four miles duriug tue twenty-iour hours.
Captain Colin thon concluded that the course oil the
Gull S;rcam printed IN tho chart was incorrect,
AID that 10 avoid Us current be would have to steer
much .furtner south. The brig YVES accordinsy
This brought her successfully out OF the Gull stream
and sailed OF for three Gays, not entering
IL again until the "a OF September when, having
fair from the th southeast behind thcm, and
having 70 narrower part Of the Gull stream,
plain decdcd TO cross H. This no did ana camo
at-once to New York.
Tne reason for sailiug SO close the Gulf stream
On returning Mediterranean ports " that by so
doing sea captains are enabled 70 take Advantage OF
abe cooor curront water bounding each side Of tho
Gull stream and nortDg ia an opposite dirccton 10
st. as expluBed IN Tuesdays HERALD. As the charts
are now printed captain taking them as GUIDE ewouiH
I'm coming by the midde passage, naturally
follow about the thirty eighth parallel OF latitude, and
would suddenly Dnd himself IN the counter current
Of the Gull Stream near longitude 90 deg west a
difficulty which be would entirely avoid by taxing the
thirty parallel as far 60 deg. west Longitude
and there lacking aad standing 10 the sou'nward
nbout thirty mica
CAPTAIN coFrINs DISCOVERY.
Tho accompanying chart represents that section OF
the North Atlantic Ocean between parallels 20 and
40 deg north latitude, and between 40 deg. and
So Deg Longitude west IRON Greenwich. The parallels
sf latitude and he degrees OF Longitude are marked
ppon the inap. The OOlque lines crossing the chart
~ regular inttrv rs represent bo lines OF equal west
variation Of tho compass bs sseertancd IN tho yeHr
t57L The line running near latitude 30 and parallel
with IL marks the southern limit Of icebcsgs. All