1032 



Third Memoir with reference to 



[No. 106. 



Extract from the Log of the Barque ^^ Sarah,'' from Vizagapatam towards 

 Madras. Reduced to Civil time. Forwarded hy Captain Biden, Master Atten- 

 dant, Madras. 

 30th April, 1840. — p.m. Fresh breezes SW. to 7 p.m., veering to SbE. at 7 



and South at 8, with cloudy weather till midnight. 



1st Mag. — At 2 a.m. hard gales SW. veering to NW. at 4, and again to 



SSW. At 7 heavy lightning, split several sails. At noon moderating, Lat. 



13o25' N. Long. 82o47' E. Bar. 29.56. p.m. Wind SbE. fresh breezes and 



cloudy, till midnight. 



Extracts from the Meteorological Journal kept at the Madras Observatory. 





] 



t3arometer 





'Jhermomete 



r. 



Date, 













8a.m. 



4 P.M. 



10 P.M. 



8 A.M. 



4 P.M. 



10 P.M. 



1840. April 26th. 



29.TT6 





29.766 



86-0 





87.3 



27th. 



29.720 



29.614 



29.706 



86.3 



91.0 



89.7 



28th. 



29.700 



29.628 



29.720 



86.4 



90.0 



88.4 



29th. 



29.680 



29.606 



29.684 



87.2 



91.3 



89.2 



30th. 



29.680 



29.668 



29.680 



87.9 



99.0 



89.8 



May 1st. 



29.720 



29.643 



29.798 



88.3 



93.0 



86.5 



2nd 



29.820 



29.750 



29.858 



86.0 



89.0 



87.8 



The following table is extracted from a Meteorological Register kept at Chuprah, 

 by Mr. Ravenshaw of the Civil Service. 



April 24 29" 64 



26 29-54 



29-48 



27 



28 

 29 



30 



May 1 



29-52 

 29-56 

 29-62 



29-66 



29-53 



29-63 



874 

 88 



86 



86 



87i 



871 



29-67 

 29-36 



88i 

 88| 



29-46 



sn 



29'48 



871 



29-66 



88 



29-62 



88| 



29-63 



86 



29-60 



84 



N.B. 



(SE. Gale at 

 Calcutta,) 



East variable i 4 p.m. NbW. 



Variable. X Do. Do, 



Gale from E. at 65 p.m . 



Strong Gale from E. all night, to pre- 

 sent hour 10 A.M. accompanied with 

 clouds, butno rain. At 4^ still blow- 

 ing from E., but more moderate. At 

 104 P.M. still blowing ; fresh Gale all 

 night. 



Ditto, 4| P.M. E. fresh more moderate. 



Gale continues. 



Strong wind but variable ENE. cloudy, 

 at 44 E. moderate. 



East moderate Do. fresh. 



N.E. blowing fresh cloudy. 

 41 P.M. squall at NbE. rain 

 Variable, rain all night. 

 Do. Cloudy, sky overcast. 



