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did also the wind from the N. E. ; the next morning the sky 

 was more settled. 



At noon of the 15th, barometer 30.00, lat. 31 49', Ion. 77 59'. 

 The heat of the water eight or ten degrees warmer than the 

 air, which became equal about midnight. Fresh winds, vari- 

 able from E. N. E. to N. E., gradually increasing on the morn- 

 ing of the 16th. At noon, no observation, lat., by account, 31 

 23', Ion. 7713' ; bar. 30.00, blowing fresh, wind E. N. E. 



At daylight on the 16th, the sky had put on a very threat- 

 ening aspect ; ship's head to the E. S. E., with a tremendous 

 sea from that direction ; wind and sea continued to increase 

 all day, with rain ; barometer not falling, till five, P. M., 

 when it went down 6 7// in. At three o'clock, A. M. of the 

 17th, the hurricane commenced, and about noon at its meri- 

 dian, wind E. N. E. Ship lying to ; lat, by account, 31 8', 

 Ion. 77 56', barometer 29 I'. The wind drawing more east- 

 erly. At six, P. M., wind east south east, and inclining to 

 the southward; just after midnight it fell nearly calm. At 

 two, A. M., of the 18th, came out in an instant, with all its 

 former violence, from the S. W. 



At noon, by account, lat. 31 21', Ion. 78 6', barometer 

 28 8'; hurricane still continuing with all its former violence; 

 at midnight it moderated a little^* wind veering to the west- 

 ward all the time. At 4, A. M., of the 19th, the wind 

 about W. ; got the ship before the wind under close reefed 

 topsails, and scudded before the gale. A'tnoon of 19th, lat, 

 by account, 31 42', Ion. 77 14', barometer 29.30 ; continued 

 to run before the gale all these 24 hours, the wind getting 

 round to N. W. 



At noon on the 20th, lat., by observation, 33 32', Ion. 72 

 13'. In four days ship has been set N. 52 E 130 miles. 

 For some days after this, we had very unsettled weather, 

 with a great deal of sea. 



Log of Brig Mary. On 16th, in lat. 31 3', Ion. 77 50', 

 thermometer, in shade, 82, water 82, barometer 29.10, having 



