Excerpt from The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, for 1839: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected With Maritime Affairs I. The reported observations are not always correct as to the point of compass from which the wind blows, and the changes which it ex hibits, during the storm. This is not unfrequently the case with the reports Of unpractised observers; or with Observations made in the gloom of night; or in the tumultuous crisis of the hurricane, when the whole energies Of the seamen are directed to his more immediate duties, and the preservation of his ship; and when in the darkness and turmoil of the storm, the swinging of the ship may sometimes be mistaken and reported for the irregular veering Of the wind. Verbal or typographical errors, will also have sometimes occurred in the reports which are under consideration and in some localities, an important difference between the magnetic and the true points of direction, is frequently confounded, or unnoticed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.