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the United States store-ship Caprice, Lieutenant Wm. L. Maury, bound from Shanghai to Lew 

 Chew. At 8 a. m., July 17, the Caprice left the mouth of Woo-sung river, and stood down the 

 Yang-tsz river. Barometer at noon 29.71 inches, its maximum for this period. Anchored 

 during the night, with a heavy ground swell from S.E. July 18th, barometer at noon 29.67. 

 P. M., working out of the river with wind at S.E. ; barometer at midnight 29.62 ; force of 

 wind 2 ; and a heavy swell from S.E. 



July 20.— Pleasant, and wind veers from E.S.E. to N.E. by E. with gradually increasing 

 strength, 3 to 4 ; with very heavy swell from S.E. to E.S.E. Latitude at noon, 31° 33' N., 

 longitude 123° 18' E. ; in 18 fathoms water. Weather still pleasant, with good breezes. At 

 6 p. M., barometer 29.42 ; took in sail and prepared for a gale ; barometer rising to 29.50. 



July 21. — Commences pleasant, with fresh breezes from N.E. by E., increasing, and heavy 

 sea fromE. At 10 a. m., gale at N.E. by N., force 7 ; barometer 29.40. Noon, latitude 29° 30' N., 

 longitude 124° 42' E. 5 p. m., gale N.E. ; barometer 29.35; at midnight 29.34. 



July 22.— Gale N.E. ; heavy sea from E. and N.E. ; 3 A. m., barometer 29.27 ; 5 a. m., N.E. 

 by E., increasing ; 9 a. m., force 9; barometer 29.27; sea running from N.E., and rapid gale scud 

 flying over. Noon, latitude D. K. 28° 46 ; longitude, chron., 124° 49'. 1 p. m., gale E. N.E. , 

 force 10 ; 3 p. m., barometer 29.25' ; squalls and rain. At 7 p. m., gale E. by N., 10 ; ship was 

 hove-to ; strong gales and high sea ; rapid scud flying overhead. 



July 23. — Lying-to throughout ; a high and regular sea from E.N.E., with rapid scuds flying. 

 3 a. m., barometer 29.22 ; 9 a.m., gale east, 10; barometer 29.25. Noon, latitude D. R. 28° 30' N., 

 longitude, chro., 124° 26' E. ; 3 p. m., barometer 29.23 ; 5 p. m., galeE. \ S., force 11 ; 9 p. m., 

 gale E. by S. ; barometer 29.23 ; spoon drift flying over the ship. 



July 24. — Lying-to throughout ; gale E. by S., force 10 ; high scud flying to westward with 

 great rapidity. 3a. m., barometer 29.22 ; 7a.m. ,29. 20; 9 a. m., gale E.S.E. ; barometer 29.18. 

 Noon, latitude D. R. 28° 26' N., longitude, chro. 124° 47' E.; 1 p. m., gale S.E. by 10 E., force 11, 

 with heavy squalls of wind and rain, with irregular sea; 3 p.m., barometer at its minimum, 

 29.16 ; heavy cross sea, and spoon-drift flying over the vessel ; sky overcast with clouds, passing 

 over slowly to the westward ; 5 p. m., barometer 29.18, clouds sluggish ; 7 p. m., gale S.E., less 

 severe ; barometer 29.24 ; 11 p. m., barometer 29.27 ; clouds occasionally breaking, and passing 

 toN.W. 



July 25. — 3 a. m., gale S.E. by S, force 8 ; barometer 29.25 ; squally, with light rain. 5 A. M., 

 force 7 ; barometer 29.28. 9 A. M., gale increasing; rainy and squalls ; barometer 29.32 ; sea 

 moderating. 11 p. m., gale 8 ; barometer 29.34. Noon, latitude D. R. 28° 51', longitude D. R. 

 124° 03' ; gale S. E. 8. 3 p. m., gale S.S.E. 7, with cross sea ; barometer 29.37. 9 p. m., gale 

 S.S.E. 6 ; sky brightening to northward and patches of blue sky to S.E., and overhead. 



July 26. — Wind strong at S. E. by S., force 6 ; barometer 29.50 ; scud passing to northward ; 

 sea from S.S.E. 9 a. m., a heavy and cross sea rising ; barometer 29.52. Noon, latitude 29° 31', 

 longitude 125° 16' ; in 40 fathoms water. P. M., wind and sea increasing, with heavy squalls ; 

 clouds [scud?] passing rapidly to N.W. At 5 p. M., gale still S.E. by S, force 8 ; barometer 

 29.49. Ends moderating, (7) ; barometer 29.51. 



July 27. — At 5 A. m., gale S.E., 7 ; barometer 29.52 ; squalls increasing. 8 a. m.. gale S.E. 

 ^E.,8; scud low and thin, passing to northward; sea from southward, increasing. Noon, 

 latitude D. R. 28° 55', longitude D. R. 124° 16' ; barometer 29.53 ; heavy squalls and rain ; 

 nimbus clouds passing to N.N.W. At 7 p. m., wind S.S.E. (6) ; barometer 29.55. 



July 28. — 1 a. m., strong winds (6) from S.S.E. ; barometer 29.54 ; sea moderating, At 7 



