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Second Memoir with reference to 



[No. 98. 



Wednesday, \&th Sept. 1839. p.m. Fresh gale from the SW. 

 wind. with a high sea, and the vessel labouring 



very much. At 4 p.m. set the fore topsail, double 

 SSW. reefed ; and the mizen close reefed ; sighted a 



brig scudding under her foresail, steering 

 to the NE. At sun-set, fresh gale and 

 squally. At midnight, increasing gale and 

 WNW. to SW. cloudy weather, with a rising sea ; vessel la- 

 bouring much. Carried away the wheel ropes ; 

 rove new ones. At daylight split the fore try- 

 West, sail ; lowered it to repair. At 7 a.m. set ditto 

 again, but close reefed. At 8 a.m. heavy gale, 

 with very high sea. At 10| a.m. pitched the 

 jibboom in, and carried it away; and on the 

 vessel sending to the same sea aft, stove the 

 WbN. j°Uy b° at over the stern, filled her with water and 

 nearly carried her away altogether; got her in 

 over the stern. At noon heavy gales and thick 

 cloudy weather, with a high sea. Sun obscured. 

 Latitude per log 13° 14' N., Longitude per log, 

 84°46' E. The engines during this twenty- 

 four hours at 5 to 9 revolutions. 

 TJmrsday, 19th Sept. 1839. p.m. Unbent fore trysail and 

 WNW. bent the new one. At 4 p.m. strong gales with 

 heavy squalls and rain. At 6 p.m. ditto weather, 

 and high sea; drift about 1| to SW. At 9 p.m. 

 during a heavy squall, the roping of the new 

 fore trysail gave way ; lowered it for repair. 

 At midnight more moderate, and to all ap- 

 pearance the gale breaking. At lh. 30m. a.m. the 

 moon set, when the gale raged as fierce as ever 

 in heavy squalls. At daylight heavy gales, 

 with a high topping sea. Vessel labouring 

 SWb, heavily. Close reefed the main sail in case the 

 mizen should give way ; drift about one mile to 

 the NW. At 9 a. m. gale increased, with high 

 topping sea. Noon heavy gale with hard squalls 

 and rain. Got the sun between the squalls. 



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