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Latitude by observation 13° 18' N., longitude 

 per log, 85° 10' E. Engines working at 6 to 10 

 revolutions this twenty-four hours. 



Friday, 20th Sept. 1839. p.m. Heavy gale with very high sea; 

 got a preventer tackle on the fore mast ; during 

 the last 16 hours kept vessel close to the wind, 

 with only the mizen set, and the engines work- 

 SW. and SW ing from 6 to 9 revolutions. At 8 p.m. more 

 by S. moderate. At midnight decreasing gale and 



clear, a.m. Moderating, but still a heavy sea 

 running. Noon, clear. Latitude obs. 13° 33' N., 

 long, per Chron. 85° 35' E. 



The 21 st. 22nd. and 23rd. p.m. Squally at times, and the sea 

 continued till we approached to within 60 miles 

 of the land. The barometer only fell 4-10ths of 

 an inch during the gale. At Madras they had 

 no wind, but a very heavy surf and torrents of 

 rain. On the 25th we reached Madras, and found 

 every thing smooth. During two days after the 

 gale we put the fires out, and set all the sail 

 we could, but the current was so strong to the 

 eastward that we could make no way. We ex- 

 perienced a strong southerly current after leav- 

 ing Madras, and we heard they had had a very 

 strong gale off Coringa, but I could not learn 

 in what direction. 



No. 2. — Extract from the Log of the Barque "Isadora," Capt* 

 G. Hodson; along the Coast from Vizagapatam to Calcutta. 

 On the \bth September, at anchor in Vizagapatam Roads. 

 First, and middle parts light SbW. winds and gloomy weather ; 

 latter part strong SSW. winds and clear. 

 16/^. Ditto ditto winds and weather. 

 17 th. Steady, and strong SSW. winds, with showers of rain 



throughout. 

 18/^. Ditto moderate NW. winds, veering to NNE. and 

 cloudy weather. 



