Log: of the Steamer Britannia: 363 
Oct. 12th, begins moderate breeze from S. by W., and dark cloudy weather; 8 a. m. 
the same; noon, light breeze and cloudy ; Jat. oe 46’, lon. 17° - Distance oa tae 
Atl . a heavy squall from N. W. which ended in a strong gale; 2 Pp. M. set closeiebfed 
fore-t <td sail; 4 P. M. enti gales seer squally ; P. M. in — reef of foresail; 8 P. 
8 a.m. wind W. N. W,, 
same ; - 51° 6/, lon. 11° 5’. Distance 260 miles. Cape Clear rey E, by N. 63 
miles. P.M. wind W., squally, with rain and a high sea; 6 p.m. wind S.W. [End of 
Log.) 
We may notice in the log of the Britannia, that the length 
of the observed intervals between the several storm-winds, as well 
as the duration of these winds, was greatly prolonged by the rapid 
progress of the vessel ina northeasterly direction. ‘Thus, the 
change of the first gale to the western board was not observed 
till past noon of Oct. 5th ; although it took place at Halifax pre- 
vious to 4.a.m. The westerly winds of this gale did not cease 
with the steamer till p.m. of the 7th; while they had ended at 
Halifax in the evening of the 6th. The easterly winds of the 
second gale set in, near Cape Canso, early on the 7th, but did not 
overtake the steamer till near 24 hours later and were but lightly 
exhibited; while the heavy swell from N. E. seems connected 
with the more active portion of the gale, which was in a more 
northerly and advanced position. The westerly winds of the 
second storm, which took effect off Halifax in the afternoon of 
the 7th, appear not to have reached the steamer till late on the 
- 9th, in lon. 32° W. and then with greatly diminished force. The 
steamer kept company, for a long time, with the ‘“ beam sea” 
from S. S. E., of the first gale ; and, subsequently, with the “N. 
E. swell” from the active and more advanced portion of the second. 
storm :—showing the progression of these great disturbances to 
have been in different directions from that of the waves them- 
selves. 
It is much to be regretted that no entries of the state of the ba- 
rometer are found in the Britannia’s log, although a column des 
been provided for this purpose in the logbook. 
to have left the Britannia on the 10th or 11th of October. 
had then become of this storm and its predecessor does not clearly 
appear ; but it is probable that they were continued, in some un- 
known condition, in the region lying between Iceland and the 
European continent. 
