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Third Memoir with referenee to 



[No. 106. 



Extract from the Log of the H. C. L. V. '' Hope ;" Eastern Channel. 

 W. Clark, Commander. 



Date. 



Wednesday, 

 April 29th, 

 1840. 



Thursday, 

 April SOth, 

 1840. 



Friday, 

 May 1st, 

 1840. 



Winds and Weather. 



A.M. Fresh Easterly breezes, dark, cloudy 



threatening weather, and lightning, 



3 A.M. Heavy gusts from the Eastward, 

 and passing squalls. 



Daylight. Strong Easterly breezes and 



ditto weather. 

 8 A.M. Fresh breezes and cloudy, with 



passing squalls and rain. 29*67 81' 



Noon. Strong Easterly breezes and ditto 



ditto weather ; rain at times. 29*65 81* 



Sunset. Ditto winds and weather. 

 8 P.M. Ditto winds and weather. 29*65 81* 



Midnight, heavy passing squalls from the 



Eastward, and ditto weather. 

 A.M. Heavy squalls from Eastward, and 



threatening weather ; passing squalls 



and very heavy sea on. 

 Daylight. Strong East to ESEasterly 



breezes, cloudy and squally weather. 

 8 A.M. Ditto cloudy, and threatening ap- 

 pearances all round. 29*60 81* 

 Noon. Strong ESEasterly breezes and 



ditto weather. 29*60 82* 



Sunset. Blowing hard from East to ES. 



Easterly, with passing squalls and rain. 

 8 P.M. Blowinghard at SE. Ditto weather. 29*55 81 • 

 Midnight. Ditto from SE. to SSE. and 



ditto weather. 

 A.M. Blowing a moderate gale at ESE. 



with heavy gusts at intervals, and 



rain ; weather still threatening ; ship- 

 ping much water. 

 Daylight. Gale increasing at SE. battened 



down the hatches and made all snug ; 



veered to 200 fathoms cable. 

 8 A.M. gale still continuing at SE. with 



frequent squalls and rain. 29*50 81* 



Noon. Moderating a little, veering to the 



southward, frequent squalls of wind 



and rain, and heavy sea on. 29*53 83* 



4 P.M. Decreasing at SS W. very unsettled 

 appearances all round ; very heavy sea 

 on. 



Sunset. Strong SSWesterly breezes, with 

 cloudy and threatening appearances 

 all round. 



8 P.M. Ditto ditto weather. 29*67 81* 



10 P.M. Wind shifted suddenly round 

 SSW. to N W. with threatening appear- 

 ances and much lightning. 



Midnight. Light variable breezes from 

 NW. to SW. cloudy and threatening 

 appearances to the Westward, and rain. 



Bar. Ther. Remarks. 



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