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Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee

APPENDIX, No. V.

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Mr. Tedlie’s Account of the Thermometer.

Date. A.M. M. P.M. Weather.

April 28 6 74

29 7½ 75

11 80

30 2 88½

7 82½

May 1 8 77

2 8 76½ 1 91

3 6 76 12 89

May 4. The Thermometer was broken last night at Asharaman.

At Coomassie, from the 7th June to the 11th, it varied from 80 to 85, between 12 and 2.

June 15 1 82

16 10 79

17 12 82

18 9 79 2 84

19 7½ 73 2½ 78

5 78

20 10 78 1 81

2½ 82

21 8 74 2½ 82

22 8 76 12 82 1 74 Tornado.

23 8½ 74 1 81 Tornado.

24 11½ 76 2 73 Rain.

25 9 75 1 76

26 9 76 12 76 2 78

27 8½ 79 3½ 80

28 8½ 74 12 77

29 9½ 74 2 77 Fair.

30 9 77 1 80 Rain.

July 1 9 76 1 80

2 8 73 12 78

3 9 78 1 78

6 75

4 8 72 12 74

5 8 72 1 78 Fair.

6 6 71 12 76

7 6 71 2 80 Rain.

6 75

8 6 72 12 78 Fair.

3 80 Tornado.

9 6 72 Fair.

1 79 Rain.

10 7 73 2½ 81

11 8 73 2 81 Fair.

6 72

12 6 72 2½ 80

6 76

13 8 77

11 73 3 77 Rain.

14 8 71 2 77

15 8 70 12 74 6 72 Fair.

16 7 69 2 78

7 73

17 7 69 2½ 79

18 8 71 3 79

6 76

19 6 70 Fair.

2½ 76 Fair,

7 74

20 8 72 2½ 78

21 7½ 71 12 75 2½ 78

6½ 75

22 6 70 2 78

7 73 Rain.

23 6 70 2 78

8 72

24 8 70 2 74

8 72

25 8 69 1 74

6 72

26 7 70 2 75

6 74

27 7 68 3½ 80½

8 71

28 8 70 Fair.

3 77

7½ 73

29 7 70 2 78

8 73

39 7 66½ 2 78

7 73

31 8 70 12 76 2 78

7 73

Aug. 1 7 70 2 77

7 73 Rain.

2 7 71 2 73

8 70

3 7 69½ 12 72 3 73 Rain.

8 70½ Fair.

4 7 70 2 78

8 74

5 7 71 2 79

6 75 Rain.

6 7 70 Rain.

2 78½

8 73 Fair.

7 7 71 2 78

6 76

8 6 70 12 73 2½ 77

7 73

9 6 70 2½ 78

7 75

10 7 71 2 76 Rain.

7 74 Rain.

11 7 71 2 78

8 73 Rain.

12 7 70½ 3 76 Rain.

6 73

8 71

13 7 70 2 77

8 73

14 7 70 2 74 Fair.

6 73

8 71

15 7 70 2 72

7 73

16 7 70 2 75

7 73

17 7 70 2 80

7 74

18 7 71 12 77 2 80½

3 81

7 77

19 7 71 2 75 Rain.

8 73

20 7 68½ Rain.

2 72½

6 71

21 6 69 Fair.

1 77

7 74

22 6 68 12 73 2 77

7 71

23 7 68 1 76

8 73

24 7 69 3 74

7 71½

25 6 68 6 74

26 6 68 3 78½

7 74

27 7 69 Hazy.

1 72

3 72

7 70½

28 6 69 ½ Rain.

2 74

8 72 Rain.

29 7 70 3 78 Fair

6 77

30 7 70 Fair.

2½ 76

7 73 Rain.

31 7 70½ 3 77

7 73

Sept. 1 7 71 Fair.

3 80

7 77

2 6 71 Hazy.

2 75

7 74 Slight showers

3 6 71 12 74 Rain.

1 80

6 74

4 7 71 12 77 7 74

5 5 71 3 79

7 76 Fair.

6 6 70 2 74

7 73

7 8 71 3 76

8 73 Slight showers

8 7 71 12 76

2 80

8 73

9 6 71 2 80

8 74

10 7 71 Rain.

3 80

7 76

11 6 72 Heavy rain.

2 77 Rain.

10 72 Rain.

12 7 72 12 78 3½ 80½

10 76

13 7 22 2 78

3½ 80 Rain.

9 76

14 7 72 Hazy.

2½ 79

6 76

8 75

15 5 71 3 80

7 75

16 7 72 2½ 80

8 75

17 7 72 12 78 2½ 81

9 75

18 7 72 2 77 Rain.

8 73

19 7 71 3 81

9 75

20 7 72 2 79 Rain.

8 74

21 7 72 2½ 81 Rain.

8 72

22 8 71 Hazy.

12½ 71 2 82½

Mr. Hutchison’s Account of the Thermometer, after the Departure of Mr. Tedlie.

Date. A.M. M. P.M. Weather.

Sept. 23 8 73 Thunder, with rain.

2 80

8 75

24 6 72 Rain.

12 78

2 82 Fair, but cloudy

8 75 Rain.

25 6 71½

10 76 Fair.

12 83 Rain.

2 75 Violent tornado

8 71½ Rain.

26 6 70

12 73 Hazy.

2 80 Cloudy

4 77 Wind

8 71 Heavy rain.

27 6 73

10 75 Fair.

12 80½ 6 75

28 6 71 2 81½

6 74

29 6 71½ 2 82

30 6 73 Cloudy.

2 80

7 71½

Oct. 1 6 72½ 2 82

10 70 8 76

2 6 70 2 79 Rain.

8 78 Sultry.

3 6 71 Rain.

2 82 Fair.

6 80

5 6 72 2 79

6 74

6 6 72 Rain.

2 79 Much rain, thunder.

8 75

7 6 72 2 79

6 74

8 6 71 12 79 2 73

6 71

9 6 71 2 79 Sultry and cloudy.

6 78

10 6 73

12 78 Fair.

2 71½

6 73½ Much rain, thunder.

11 6 73 Heavy fog.

2 76½ Fair, cloudy.

12 6 71½ Sultry, foggy.

2 80½ Fair.

6 78

13 6 73 Foggy.

12 78 Sultry.

2 79

6 77 Rain, thunder.

14 6 74½ Rain, foggy.

2 78½ Fair.

6 74

15 6 72½ Rain, foggy.

2 74 Hazy.

6 73

16 6 72½ Foggy.

2 80½ Fair.

6 75

17 6 73½ Rain, foggy.

2 78

6 74½

18 6 73 Fair.

2 80

6 75 Rain and thunder.

19 73½

71½ Much rain.

20 6 70½ Dense fogs.

2 73 Foggy, with showers.

6 74

21 6 72½ Fair.

2 79

8 78½

22 6 73 12 77 Foggy.

2 82½ Fair.

8 75

23 6 72½ Foggy, with thr. showers.

12 80 2 83

8 77

24 6 73 Foggy.

12 80 Fair.

3 78½ Rain.

8 75

25 6 74½ 12 82 Foggy.

2 82 Fair.

6 74

26 6 72½ Foggy.

2 80

78 Rain, thunder.

27 6 72 Foggy.

2 80

6 76 Thunder shrs.

29 6 7 Rain.

2 82 Fair.

6 75

30 6 73 Foggy.

2 83 Fair.

8 78

31 6 72½ Foggy.

2 82 Fair.

8 76

Nov. 1 6 72½ Foggy.

2 81

6 80 Sultry.

2 6 73 Fair.

2 81½

8 75 Rain.

3 6 73 Rain.

2 82½ Fair.

6 78

4 6 72 2 78 Rain, foggy.

6 74½ Sultry.

5 6 72½ 2 79½

6 78

6 6 74 2 80½ Fair.

8 79 Rain, sultry.

7 6 72½ 2 82½ Fair, thunder

3 79 Rain.

8 77

8 6 72 2 78½ Thunder.

8 75 Hazy.

10 6 71 Foggy.

2 82 Fair.

8 76

11 6 72½ Foggy.

2 81½ Fair.

8 78

12 6 74½ 2 79 Cloudy.

6 78 Sultry.

13 6 73 2 83½ Fair.

8 75

14 6 69 2 78½

8 75

15 6 70½ 2 82½

8 79

16 6 69 2 82

8 80

17 6 70½ 2 82½

6 79

18 6 72 2 82½

8 80

19 6 72½ 2 80½

8 78

20 6 70½ 2 81

8 76

21 6 72½ 2 83½

8 79

22 6 72 2 83

8 78

23 6 75 2 82 Rain.

8 78 Foggy.

24 6 72

2 81

8 76

26 6 71 2 83

8 75

27 6 73 Slight showers.

2 80 Foggy.

8 76

28 6 70 2 80½

8 74

29 6 78 2 82

8 75½

30 6 78½ 2 81

8 76

Dec. 1 6 78

2 80½

8 74

2 6 77½ 2 80

8 74

3 6 68½ 2 79 Rain.

8 74 Fair.

4 6 67 2 81 Foggy.

8 77

5 6 68 2 80½

8 77

6 6 65 2 78

8 76

7 6 63 2 80

8 77

8 6 70 2 78½

8 76

9 6 63 2 79

8 76

10 6 71 2 79

8 75

11 6 73 2 80½

6 74

12 6 74 2 81

8 75

13 6 74½ 2 79½

8 77

14 6 72 2 79

8 76

15 6 73¼ 2 79

8 76

16 6 74 2 80½

8 74

17 6 73½ 2 80

8 75

18 6 71½

2 79 Tornado.

8 76

19 6 68 2 79½ Foggy.

8 74

20 6 64½ 2 79 Foggy.

8 76

21 6 75 2 80 Tornado.

8 78 Rain.

22 6 76 2 81 Foggy.

6 78

23 6 76½ 2 83½

8 80

24 6 79 2 84

4 82 Thunder.

7 80 Tornado.

25 6 78 Foggy.

2 81

8 78 Tornado.

26 6 69 2 81 Foggy.

6 80 Tornado.

27 6 70 2 82 Foggy.

8 76

28 6 74 2 82

8 78

29 6 73 2 80½

8 76½

30 6 74 2 79

8 76

31 6 72 2 81

8 78

Jan. 1 6 70½ 2 81

1818.

8 78

2 6 72

3 6 72 2 85 Thunder.

8 76 Rain.

From sickness, the Thermometer was not attended to till the 10th, during the interval the weather was excessive cold, and the fogs very dense.

10 2 74 Foggy.

8 68

11 6 62½ 2 76

8 70½

12 6 60 2 77

8 70

13 6 61½ 2 74½

8 68

14 6 58 2 74

8 66

15 6 60 2 75½

8 70

16 6 61½ 2 76

8 72½

17 6 62 2 76½

8 71

18 6 60 2 74

8 73

19 6 62½ 2 79

8 75

20 6 64 2 78½

8 76

21 6 64½ 2 79

8 74

22 6 66 2 80

8 78

23 6 64 2 82

8 76

24 6 62 2 82½

8 74

25 6 64 2 84

8 80

26 6 68 2 83½

8 67½

27 6 68½ 2 84

8 80½

28 6 72 2 84¼

8 78

29 6 72 2 85

8 80

30 6 74 2 85

8 80

31 6 76 2 86

8 80

Feb. 1 6 74 2 84½

8 79

2 6 73½ 2 86½

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