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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARI.
[APRIL, 1902.
The sixteen languages of which examples are given in this paper may therefore be primarily classed as follows:
1. Syntactical-Anam. 2. Formative. 8. Agglutinative. 1. Pre-mutative – Khasi, Ashanti, Malagasy, Old Ngadja, Nufor, Motu,
Mortlock, Mota, Samoan. 2. Post-mutative - Hungarian. b. Synthetic.
1. Pre-mutative - Kafir, Dakota.
2. Post-mutative - English, Latin, Awabakal. The foregoing texts and analyses give a general sketch of the applicability of Col. Temple's Theory to the phenomena of varied languages. A further exhibition of its value may hereafter be given by arranging the entire grammar of a given language in accordance with the principles laid down in the Theory.
THE WRECK OF THE “DODDINGTON," 1755.
BY SIR BIOHARD O. TEMPLE.
(Continued from p., 131.) Transactions, on Board The sloop Happy Deliverance from Bird Island
Towards [the] River St Lucia. Wednesday Febry 18th 1756. The First part Light Airs, Westerly and Fair Weather, Middle and Latter Strong Gales and Cloudy Weat at 2 PM, Weighd and with Gods Permission, Intend to Make [the] River St Lucia Our First port : at 7PM Bird Island Bore W BN. Distant 4 Leagues, the Extreems (Extremes] of the Land from N W to E BS. Distance off Shore 8 Miles.
Thursday 10th. Strong Gales and Variable with Unsettled Weat and a Large Sen, Which we were Obliged to keep Right before : at 5 A Mit moderated [grew Moderate] which gave us some Relief, for while the Gale Lasted Every One Expected the Next Moment to be their Last. This [These] 24 Hours Find my Self to the Soward of Account 35 M: Which I Impute to an Error in the Course, as we could by no Means Make the Compass Stand.
Friday 20th, Light Gales Westerly & fair Wea!: At 6 PM Saw the Land the Extreems [Extremes) from N to N E Dist of 7 Leagues. At Sun Rise Do from North to N W Dist off Shore 7 Leagues & at Noon from W NW to N E Dist 4 Leago AM. This Day 24 Miles to the Soward of Ace which is Occasioned by a Corrents That I find by the Land Setts from N E. This Morning the Gramposes was [were) So Thick About us we Could Scarce Steer Clear of them, Running Right Over Some, but Drawing a Small Draught of water did not Touch any of them, But [tho'] Were Sufficiently Frightned.
Saturday 21. Light Airs & Calms. Att Sun Sett the Extreems [Extremes] of the Land from WNW to NNE Dist 5 Leagues, Att Sun Rise Do Bore from N W to N BE Dist 7 Leagues. This day find [found] my Self 47 Miles to the Soward of Ace! Lattitude Observ! 33° : 21' 89.
18 This current is noted by Dann, p. 868, and all the Sailing Direction.
