1020 Third Memoir with reference to [No. 106. 



during the worst part of it, and allowed 36 hours drift under bare poles 

 before I looked for shoal water. My astonishment was great at finding the 

 ship, early on the 1st, in 16 fathoms on the reef; and I can only account for 

 it by supposing the easterly gale had caused a current, or set, to the west- 

 ward of at least 4 miles per hour; which may perhaps account for so many 

 vessels getting over on the Point, as I had the advantage of 15 miles easting 

 at its commencement. 



Balasore. 



A letter from Balasore, dated 4th inst., says : — 



" We have just escaped a severe hurricane ; it blew very hard on the 

 night of the ^Oth, and the tide rose very high, but luckily the wind did not 

 last long enough to drive the sea over the country. At Pooree they 

 have felt the hurricane most severely. I hear that aU the houses and 

 the Government Cutcheries have been blown to the ground, and much 

 damage has been sustained; great part of the native town has been 

 destroyed, and several lives lost. When the circuit house fell, two men 

 were buried, and escaped with broken legs. Pooree is full now, the gents 

 from Cuttack having gone there to enjoy the cool breeze; they and 

 the residents took refuge in the only house which stood the storm : the 

 description of the scene is fearful. Mr. Ewart lost his Arab horse, buried 

 in the ruins of the stable. The natives declare that Juggernauth's august 

 presence alone prevented the sea from washing away the town. The 

 storm was felt at Cuttack also severely, and I much fear it has been des- 

 tructive on the whole line of coast. This is a true version I think, and you 

 may perhaps like to give the readers of the Englishman the news." — 

 Englishman, 1th May, 1840. 



Report from Captain A, Bond, Master Attendant, Balasore. 



29th April, Bar. 29.66 Ther. 85° NE. Rain and squally, 



30^^ Di^^o, ditto, 29.57 ditto, 82 NE. Rain and puffy, 



1st May, ditto, 8 A.M. 29.25 ditto, 81 E. Strong gusts of wind, 



Ditto, 1 p.M 29.43 ditto, 82 NE. and East. 



On the Ist May, a.m. ; at Balasore; strong gusts of wind, with continual 

 rain, inclining to a gale till 8 a.m., when the wind veered from NE. to 

 South, and cleared up at SW. at 9 a.m. 



At Budruck, 32 miles WSW. of Balasore, the wind stronger, with flying 

 clouds to the SW. 



1 was at Budruck on the morning of the gale, and from the log kept here, 

 it was very similar to the one I kept there, in every respect. 



