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A Second Memoir on Indian Tempests, with reference to the Theory 

 of the haw of Storms. — By Henry Piddington. 



PART II. 



On the 16th November, 1839, an awful hurricane visited Coringa, 

 by which that station was nearly destroyed. I have used my best 

 endeavours to collect all the information possible, and the following, 

 which I have first given in statements and logs, abridged where ne- 

 cessary, and afterwards in the tabular form as before, will shew the 

 results of my labour. It will be seen that we have for this hurricane 

 thirty-two logs and reports, and that we have traced it from near the 

 Great Andaman, in latitude 13° 20' N., longitude 91° 52' E. to Coringa 

 and Vizagapatam ; our observations extending thus over about 654 

 miles in five days, and crossing all the Bay of Bengal 



Abstract of the log of the Brig " Arethusa" Capt. Chaplin, from 

 Madras to Calcutta. Reduced to civil time. 



Uth November, 1839 — At noon lat. obs. 16° 11' N., longitude 

 84° E. 



12th November. — Increasing breezes EbN. to NE. East and ENE. 

 cloudy weather and rain ; almost constant rain or squalls during the 

 night. 6 a. m. squally, heavy and constant rain. 8 a. m. increasing 

 breezes, appearance of an approaching gale. Noon, strong breezes with 

 frequent heavy squalls of wind and rain, wind ENE. sun obscured, 

 latitude 16° 34' N., longitude 84° 20' E. strong breezes ENE. to NE. 

 cloudy. 6 p.m. decreasing breeze ; at 7- 30 p.m. latitude by star 16° 

 22' N. 



VSth November. — From 9 p.m. to 4 a. m. increasing breezes and sea; 

 dark cloudy weather, and heavy top sea. Wind NEbN. 8 a.m. 

 every appearance of an approaching gale. 11 a.m. a very heavy 

 squall, wind and rain, which hove the brig on her broadside for fifteen 

 or twenty minutes. Noon fresh gale NE. under double-reefed topsails. 

 No observation. Latitude 15° 52' N., longitude 85° 18' E., strong gales 

 NE. throughout with squalls till midnight. 



lith November. — At 4 a.m. increasing gale with very high sea, ship 

 labouring and plunging very heavily. 8 a.m. Ditto gales, with fro- 





