1030 Third Memoir with reference to [No. 106. 



Schooner ^^ Margaret,'' Capt, Thaddeus; proceeding up the River. 



28th April, 1840. Civil time.— ^oon. Lat. 20° 45' N. Long. 88° 32' E. 55 

 fathoms, soft mud. p.m. Fresli breeze ENE. At 9, NE. cloudy, and light- 

 ning from SE. and East at midnight. 



29th April. — Noon. Strong breeze and cloudy ; working up. p.m. Small 

 rain. p.m. ENE. and at 5, NE. Midnight; strong breeze NE. and 

 threatening gloomy weather, with drizzling rain. 



^Oth April. Wind ENE. At daylight threatening. Noon, passed Dia- 

 mond Harbour, midnight hard squalls. At anchor off WoUooburrya. 



Ist May. A.M. ENE. Wind fresh breeze and rainy, cloudy and threaten- 

 ing at daylight. At 8-30, wind SSE. strong breeze. Noon, heavy gales. 

 4-30. p.m. Wind South. Midnight, heavy gale with small rain. At anchor 

 half way between WoUooburrya and Calcutta. 



2nd May. a. m. Wind South. Strong gale with small rain ; arrived at 

 Calcutta, p. m. SSW, Wind, with rain. 



At Calcutta, 

 the following are my own observations. The Barometer is corrected to 

 the standard at the Surveyor-General's Office. 



2mh April, 1840. Civil time.-^At 8 a. m. Bar. 29-74. Squalls from the 

 NE. During the day close sultry weather, calms and light squalls at times 

 from NE. with drizzling rain. At 7 p. m. Close and sultry, drizzling rain and 

 light airs from the NE. with cloudy, gloomy, weather all round. Bar. 29-67. 

 During the night, gloomy weather, with light breezes, from the E. and NE. 



SOth April. — The same weather continuing. At noon squalls and driz- 

 zling rain from East and ENE. Bar. 29-64. Calms and heavy rain to 

 4J p. M. Bar. 29-57. Evening and to midnight, light airs from the East, 

 dark gloomy weather, and drizzling rain at times. 



1st May. — From midnight to 6 a. m. dark gloomy weather, with light breez- 

 es and squalls at times from East and ESE. At 6 a. m. Bar. 29-52. A squall 

 from the SE. with heavy rain : scud flying fast from the SE. 10| a. m. Bar. 

 29*52. Strong breeze SE. with squalls. Noon. Bar. 29-47. A gale with 

 heavy squalls SE. to ESE. with heavy rain, 3 p.m. Bai;. 29-39. Gale in heavy 

 squalls, from SSE. 4| p.m. Wind S. (gale) with frequent squalls, Bar. 29-39. 



5| p. M. The same. Bar. 29-40. 6| p. m. SbW. Heavy dark scud and 

 squalls. Bar. 29*42. 7| Sudden squalls and lulls between them, from SSW. 

 and SW. Bar. 29-45. 9 p. m. The same; squalls hauling to SW. Bar. 29-52. 



2nd May. — 5 a. m. Bar. 29-58. Fine weather. 



I have inserted the following report on the principle, that no knowledge 

 should be, in the present state of the inquiry, set aside ; but I do not think 

 it has much relation to our present subject. 



