. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . )eed, had set us considerably to leeward. Hatteras is known to navigators as being subject to great and sudden DU PONT AND THE PORT ROYAL EXPEDITION. 67s. changes in the weather: there are few nights in the year when lightning cannot be seen from the top of the light-house, usually to seaward, over the GruLf Stream, which here approaches nearer to the coast than at any other point. An ocean depth of 2000 fathoms or more stretches almost in a direct line from the low sand islands e
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . )eed, had set us considerably to leeward. Hatteras is known to navigators as being subject to great and sudden DU PONT AND THE PORT ROYAL EXPEDITION. 67s. changes in the weather: there are few nights in the year when lightning cannot be seen from the top of the light-house, usually to seaward, over the GruLf Stream, which here approaches nearer to the coast than at any other point. An ocean depth of 2000 fathoms or more stretches almost in a direct line from the low sand islands east of Nassau to within a distance of 12 miles of the cape; from the shore the water deepens very rapidly to 100 fathoms, and then falls abruptly to a depth of 2500 fathoms. This great depth, so near the land, and the Gulf Stream sweeping even nearer, are the probable causes of the sudden and violent changes of the weather there prevailing, which were discussed in one of the memoirs of the conference. On rounding the cape, the windgradually rose, the sea becameheavy, a dull leaden sky shutout the light, and not long aftermidday there were assurances ofa south-east gale. About 2:30p. M. the weather was so roughthat signal was made from theflag-ship to commanders
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