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quent heavy squalls of wind and rain to noon. No observation. Latitude 

 15° 50' N., longitude 85° 46' E. Noon, NE. wind; severe heavy gale, 

 frequent squalls of wind and rain, increasing sea to midnight. 



15th November. — At 2 a.m. the same. Hove to under close-reefed 

 main top-sail, carried away flying-jib-boom and one shroud of the 

 main rigging. Noon, strong gales. Wind at 3 a. m. NE. At 6, North. 

 At 8, NNW. At 10, WNW. No observation. Latitude 16° 00' N., 

 longitude 86° 06' E. p.m. strong heavy gale, WNW. and constant rain. 

 2 p.m. increased to a perfect hurricane, vessel lying on her broadside 

 at 4 p.m. with wind at WSW. At 9, wind SSW. At 11, gale modera- 

 ting with frequent heavy squalls. Midnight, wind SSE. 



\Qth November. — At 4 a. m. decreasing. At 6 a. m. wind SE. Bore 

 up. At 8, fresh breeze, &c cloudy to noon, when fine. Latitude obser- 

 vation 15° 30' N., longitude 85° 09' E. 



17 tk November.— Fine breeae SE. throughout. Latitude 17° 33' N. 

 longitude 86° 05' E. 



Translation of an Extract from the log of the French Ship " Le 

 Balguerie" Captain Thore. Reduced to civil time. 



At Noon, \2th November. — Wind variable from W. to NW. heavy 

 constant rain, strong squalls NW. to NNW. No observation. Latitude 

 by account 11° 36' N., longitude by account 90° 20' E. Bar. 27.15 

 (French) or 28.95 English. To midnight squally weather, conti- 

 nual rain, a swell from the eastward, wind from NW. and NNW. in 

 violent squalls. 



13^ November. — At midnight the wind hauled to west, and towards 

 daylight blowing strong from the SW. with a considerable sea. No 

 observation. Lat. by account 33° 15' N., longitude 90° E. Bar. 27.82 

 French, or 29.66 English. 



14^ November.— Wind hauled to the SE. At daylight squally, 

 with heavy rain. A heavy confused sea. No observation. Lati- 

 tude by account 16° 20' N., longitude 88° 54' E. Bar. 27-8 French, 

 or 29.64 English, p.m. Cloudy, squally, and much rain and sea, wind 

 North-easterly, with strong squalls towards night. 



15^ November.— At daylight wind hauling to the east. No 

 observation. Latitude by account 17° 56' N., longitude 87° 50' E. Bar. 

 27-9 French, or 29.74 English. Cloudy, squally weather; squalls 

 from NE. to NNE. with a good deal of sea. 



