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The following logs have also reached me ; and that no knowledge of the 

 weather prevailing about the Bay at the time of the storm, should be lost, 

 I have printed them. I shall remark upon them after summing up the 

 evidence we have for the track of the storm. 



Extract from the log of the Packet Columbia; from Calcutta towards Singapore, 



Civil time. 



Onthe 24th April — At noon in Lat. 5o 10' N. Long. 99° 53' East ; light 

 breezes and fine weather. At 10 p.m. very threatening to the Southward. 

 At midnight a tremendous heavy squall, with much rain, thunder and light- 

 ning, and the wind veered suddenly to the SWestward. 



2bth April. — At 5 a.m. hard squalls, winds variable from SW. to SE. 

 Daylight, strong breezes with a heavy head sea. Noon, strong breezes 

 with a very heavy sea. Lat. 4° 49' N. Long. 99° 42' E. p.m. Moderating about 

 midnight; wind SE. throughout. 



2Qth April. — At 10 a.m. increasing again from SSE. to SE. Noon, Lat. 

 4° 53' N. Long. 100^ 1' E. off Pulo Penang. Wind SSE., breeze increasing from 

 SE. till midnight. 



27th April. — a.m. A gale at SE. with a tremendous sea, frequently heav- 

 ing the vessel on her beam ends. At Noon. Lat. 4o46' N. Long. 99o50' E- 

 Towards midnight moderating from SSE. but increasing so much the next 

 day, as to oblige the vessel to go into Penang harbour. 



Extract from the Log of the Brig Pyeen Bonn, from Moulmein to Madras ; 



from Capt. Biden, Master Attendant, Madras ; supposed hy Nautical time. 



April 29ih, 1840. — Lat. 15° 52' N. Long. 97^5' E. Hard squalls with occa- 

 sional showers of rain, and a high sea running this day; wind at SSW. 



April SOth. — Increasing heavy squalls from SSW. with lulls at intervals ; 

 a heavy sea running throughout the 24 hours ; sent down topgallant masts 

 and yards. 



May 1st. — Hard gales from SW. with thunder, lightning, and rain, and a 

 heavy confused sea running, breaking occasionally over the vessel. Under 

 closed-reefed topsails. 



May 2nd. — Increasing gales from SW., with heavy dark appearance, thun- 

 der and lightning, and a very high sea running. Split both topsails, un- 

 bent them ; bent, and close-reefed two others. 



May 3d.~-La,t. 14o32' N. Long. 96° 30' E. 



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