1G3 



J. Eliot — The SoiUh-West Monsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 



Vessel. 



Satara 



Hour. 



Scottish Hill 



Loanda 



Mahratta ... 



4 a.m. 



8 a.m. 

 Noon 

 4 p.m. 

 8 p.m. 

 Midnt, 



4a.m. 

 8 a.m. 

 Noon 

 8 p.m. 

 Midnt. 



4a.m. 



Noon 



Midnt. 



4a.m. 

 8a.m. 



16° 45' 



ir 00' 



ir 34' 



Entere 

 ab. 



H 



CD O 



ci oj O) 



94° 3' 



92° 25' 



92° 46' 



dAky- 



29-730 



•850 

 •880 

 •730 

 •900 

 •900 



29-820 

 •870 

 •880 



•890 



29-590 

 740 



Wir 



ids. 



Dir. 



Force. 



S. S. E. 



7 





6 



S. S. W. 



6 



... 



2 



... 



2 



... 



4 



s. w. 



2 



w. 





W. N. W. 





N. W. 





W. 



7 to 8 



N.N.E. 



9 



N.N.W. 



8 



Eemarks. 



Moderate gale accom- 

 panied with heavy- 

 squalls of wind and 

 rain. 4 A. M. Strong 

 breeze with heavy 

 squalls. 5 a. m. Very 

 dirty weather, wind 

 moderating, very 



heavy squalls, and 

 sharp rain. 6-30 a. m. 

 Sighted land. 8 A. M. 

 Strong breeze and 

 thick dirty weather. 

 10 a. m. Fresh breeze, 

 weather clearing up 

 generally, occasional 

 heavy squalls. Noon. 

 Light breeze and fine. 

 Sea smooth. 4 p. m. 

 Light breeze and fine, 

 8 p. M. Sighted Al- 

 quada Keef Light. 

 Moderate breeze and 

 fine. Sea smooth. 

 Midnight. Light 



breeze and fine. 



Sky clearing. Sea 

 lighter, though much 

 confused. Heavy sea 

 from N. N. W. and 

 N. Weather fine, 

 but heavy bank of 

 clouds to N. N. W. 

 and N. N. E. Sea 

 going down fast. 

 Clouds clearing off. 



Wind hauled round 



through N. 

 Weather overcast with 



light rain. 

 Weather improving. 



Thick continual rain, 

 with heavy sea 



* A current set 

 N. 13° W. 171 miles. 



the ship from noon of 11th instant to noon of 14th instant 



Tlie barometer had risen at Diamond Island and all the stations to 

 the south and east, except Nancowry, where a slight fall was observed. 



