114 



Second Memoir with reference to 



[No. 98. 



during the night to Balasore, having treasure on board ; and an- 

 chored under the lee of the Surtah hills. 20th. a.m. wind shifting 

 to the NW. ran for the Chooramun Mud. Cloudy, with a threa- 

 tening appearance, but finding the wind pretty steady, ran again 

 to the eastward, abreast of Piply. Continual heavy rain, with 

 strong gusts of wind, till 10 p.m. when the wind lulled. Found 

 a Telinga brig ashore at low water off Balasore. On the morning 

 of the 21st. wind SE. and clearing up. Found on my return 

 to Balasore that the want of rain had injured the crops to 

 the westward of Piply> right south to Pooree ; whereas to the 

 eastward of Piply they had abundance of rain, and crops good." 



No. 9. — Ship " Isabella Cooper" at anchor at Kedgeree. Cap- 

 tain Salmon's note to me, says — 

 " In answer to your note respecting the weather, the ship 

 Isabella Cooper was laying at anchor at Kedgeree with 60 

 fathoms of chain out, and royal yards up. From the 18th to 

 21st September strong breezes with heavy rain, thunder, and 

 lightning ; while blowing fresh, winds from North to NW. 



J. SALMON. 



Barometrical observations on board the H. C. L. V. " Hope, 

 Hudson ; at the Inner Station. 



Capt. 



18th Sept. 

 Time. 



» A. M. 



Noon, 



8 P. M. 



WthSept. p. m. 

 Noon, 



4 P. M. 

 8 P. M. 



Midnight. 

 20th September. 



8 P. M. 



Noon, 

 4 p. m. 



8 P. M. 



Midnight. 

 21st September. 



8 A. M. 



Noon, 

 8. P.M. 



Bar. 



Ther. 



29.70 

 , 70 

 , 68 



84 



87 

 85 



29.60 

 , 70 



84 

 86 



, 50 



86 



, 52 



83 



, 52 



1 



81 



29.42 



80 



, 43 



81 



, 32 



81 



, 46 



, 49 



80 

 81 



29.53 

 , 51 

 , 61 



82 

 84 

 85 



Remarks and Weather. 



Light airs, clearing up. 



Calm. Hot. 



Moderate Easterly breeze. 



Moderate. NE. heavy threatening weather. 



Ditto, ditto, Cloudy. 

 5 Strong NE. breeze; tremendous swell; 

 I threatening from Eastward. 



Unsteady, squally. 

 5 Frequent gusts at NNE. and unsettled 

 l weather. 



(Blowing hard in heavy gusts. NNW. threa- 

 \ tening. 



Strong NNW. brsezes with hard squalls do. 

 j Continued heavy squalls; constant rain. 

 \ Barometer falling ! 



Apparently clearing up. Bar. rising fast. 



Ditto, Weather. 



Moderating ; frequent squalls from WSW. 

 Fresh WNW. breezes ; gloomy weather. 

 Light S W. breezes and cloudy. 



