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J. Eliot — TJie South-West Monsoon Stonns 



[No. 2, 







6 



6 





Wind. 







Hour. 



•n 



i^ 



|h 



11 









Vessel. 







Eemarks. 







1^ 



3 



1^ 



Dir. 



Force. 





Star of Al- 



8 a. m. 







29-500 







Wind freshening, weather 



bion . . . 















cloudy and threatening. 





Noon 



20° 14' 



88° 23' 



•450 



N. by W. 



5 to 8 



Continued lightning. 

 Slight sea. 





4 p.m. 







•440 



W. N. W. 





Latter part, strong gale 





8 p. M. 







•490 







with thick driving rain, 





Midnt. 







•470 



West. 





and westerly sea. 



British 



4 A. M. 









N. W. 



7 



4 A. M. Heavy rain, vivid 



Princess 



8 A. M. 











7 

 8 



lightning with thunder. 

 High confused sea. 8 A. m. 





Noon 



20° 46' 



88° 7' 



29^420 



W. N. W. 



9 



Heavy squall with tor- 





4 p. M. 









West 



10 



rents of rain. Moderate 





8 P. M. 









S. W. 



.10 

 11 



gale, high confused sea. 

 Noon. Fresh gale, high 





Midnt. 











11 



confused sea. 4 p.m. Fresh 

 gale, high sea, and heavy 

 rain. 8 P. m. Heavy squalls, 

 torrents of rain, high sea. 

 Midnight. Furious squalls, 

 torrents of rain, and high 



Scottisli 



4 a.m. 







29-400 





1 



sea. 

 Noon. Weather very un- 



Ckieftain 



8 a. m. 







•300 



N. N. W. 



2 



steady, much rain, thun- 

 der and lightning. Very 





Noon 



20° 50' 



88° 10' 



•250 





3 



strong westerly current. 





4 p. M. 







•220 



n! w. 



4 



Sky presenting a very wild 





Midnt. 







•200 



w. 



8 



appearance. 



Saint Mag- 



4 A. M. 







29-330 



N.W. 



6 



Heavy gusts and heavy 



nus ...... 



8 a.m. 







•330 







continued rain. 

 Strong winds and high sea. 





Noon 



20° 52' 



88° 3' 



•290 



N. W. 



4 



Winds and sea more mo- 

 derate. 





4 p. M. 







•260 



w. s. w. 



6 



Terrific squalls. Tremen- 

 dous sea at times. 





8 p. M. 







•320 



w. s. w. 



2 



Heavy sea, dense darkness. 





Midnt. 







•300 



s. w. 



10 



Furious gale, high squalls, 

 heavy sea. 



Prince 



4 A. M. 









N.W. 



Strong 



Midnight. Boisterous squal- 



Amadeo 











N.W. 





ly weather with much 





Noon 



Pilot 



Brig 



29-330 



and 





heavy rain. 4 A, m. 







bearin 



gN.E. 





W. N. W. 





Squally weather, high 





6 p. M. 



about 



5 miles 





Variable 

 between 



W. &S. 





southerly sea. Noon. 

 Squally unsettled wea- 

 ther. 4 p. m. Weather 

 more moderate. 6 p. m. 

 Weather having a wild un- 

 settled appearance. 8 P. M. 

 Heavy squalls from W. S. 

 W. to S. S. W. much rain. 



