400 A Second Memoir with reference to [No. 100. 



fLat. per account, 18° 27' N. 



J Longitude, 89° 35' E. 



j Barometer, 29.80 



t Thermometer, 80° 



Blowing hard at east, and heavy rain. At 11 p. m. a sudden lull and 

 calm, with vivid lightning SSE. Clued up the main- top-sail. At 

 llh. 20m. p. m. again freshening at east. During the 14th and 15th 

 a great number of land birds and dragon flies about the ship ; some of 

 the former were caught. 



IQth November. — Weather continued till noon. No observation. 

 fLat. per account, 18° 20' N. 



I Longitude, 89° 05' E. 



j Barometer, 29.90 



L Thermometer, 80° 



p. m. — Thick weather. At present clearing off. Made sail. 

 17th November. — A light breeze throughout, easterly. At a.m. 

 sounded, 60 fathoms, blue mud. And at noon, 



fLat. observation, 20° 42' N. 



<j Longitude, 89° 45' E. 



L Barometer, 30.05 



We have experienced a current of at least sixty miles to the north- 

 ward since noon of the 14th. 



Ship " Cashmere Merchant," Capt. Warren, from Calcutta bound to 

 Rangoon. Civil time. 



\2th November.— At noon in lat. 16° 58' N., long. 92° 25' E. 

 with light breezes and clear weather, increasing at midnight to strong 

 and increasing breeze from ENE. and NEbE. to ESE. 



1 3th November. — Increasing, but wind as before. Preparing for bad 

 weather. Noon, no observation. Wind east, and varying to ENE. at 

 times. Midnight strong gales. 



14//* November. — Gale increasing ESE. throughout. No observation. 



15th November. — Strong gales ESE. heavy squalls and rain with 

 a heavy sea. Noon, latitude by observation 17° 33' N. Weather the 

 same, till midnight, p.m. Wind SE. 



1 6th November. — ESE. fresh breezes and clear. Noon, latitude 

 by observation 17° 29' N., longitude 92° 25' E. Weather the same 

 till midnight. 



