Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 2 [of 3]

Note 32 — Chapter XVIII

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In Concepcion a fall of two or three tenths indicates bad weather; four or five tenths a gale of wind, with much rain.

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