REPORT—1885. 
Names of Vessels 
French brig Brani— | 
cont. | 
Barque Castleton 
(Capt. Dioré) 
Brigantine Airlie 
(Capt. Knight) 
French barque Gipsy 
(Capt. Martin) 
/ French barque Warie 
Alfred (Capt. Bré- 
geon) 
|Barque Hottenburn | 
(Capt. Chichester) 
S.8. Garonne 
| 
8.8. Countess of Errol | 
(Capt. Taylor) 
| Month and 
Day 
1883 | 
Aug. 29 / 
” 28 
» 29 
Sept. 9 
| 
” 9 
x 20 | 
| 
Oct. 13 
5 14 
” 15 
Pera 
26 
Hours 
9 a.m. 
2 a.m. 
6 a.m. 
2 p.m. | 
6 a.m. 
2 p.m. 
9 a.m. 
6 a.m. 
| 4 p.m. 
| 4 a.m. 
midt. 
9:15 
a.m. 
noon 
Lat. Long. | 
Position 
at Noon 
| 
Remarks 
6 568.| 93 01 
7 318.|103 11} 
4 578.| 79 46 
E 
7 028.) 101 15 
| 
Sunda Straits 
No obs. 
| 
7198. 104 00 
10 158.| 78 07 
7 01S.)| 104 49 
pareils 4 une canon- 
nade, et le sable en- 
levé par cette tour- 
mente a été renvoyé 
sur nous par la pe- 
tite brise. 
in tombe continuelle- 
ment du sable trés 
fin au point d’obscur- 
cir l’atmosphére. 
After a shower of rain 
the air became loaded 
with a fine dust, 
which fell in great 
quantities on deck. 
At noon dust. still 
falling. At 2 p.m. 
dust still falling. 
Collected dust off the 
deck. Pumice-stone 
floating in the water. 
At 2 p.m. dust still 
falling: large quan- 
tities of pumice float- 
ing past. 
Large quantities of lava. 
Passing through large 
quantities of lava. 
Grand bane flottant de 
pierre-ponce pendant 
toute la journée, sui- 
vant le vent comme 
dans la mer de 
Sargosse. 
Nous passons dans des 
bancs successifs et 
trés rapprochés de 
pierre-ponce. 
Tremendous fields of 
pumice stopped the 
vessel. 
Lots of pumice along- 
side. 
Passing large fields of 
pumice. 
Passed through several 
fields of pumice-stone 
of various sizes. Some 
pieces that were 
picked up had bar- 
nacles nearly one 
inch long adhering 
to them. 
Vast quantities of 
pumice all round the 
ship. 
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