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main trysail. At 10, wind more moderate. Midnight, strong gales and 

 hard squalls. 



11th May. — Gales and squally weather. Noon, wind more moderate, 

 latitude by observation 12° 52' North. 



17 th May.— v. m. North, 5 p. m. NW. 9 p. m. SW. 11 p. m. SSW. 



18M May.—v. m. S. by W. Midnight SW. 



Barque Jane Blains report. 



Saturday, 15th May, 1841. — Having received instructions from the 

 Master Attendant at 7 p. m. to pay particular attention to Section 15 of 

 the Port Regulations, immediately we braced the yards to the wind and 

 furled the awnings. At 11 p. m. while the master with the watch was 

 on deck, the cable parted at the 30 fathoms shackle, cut away the best 

 bower and veered away to 50 fathoms. At day light made all prepara- 

 tion for sea. 



Sunday, 16th May, 1841. — At 1 p. m. we received orders to cut or 

 slip ; and run for sea, wind NNE., we slipped our best bower and run ac- 

 cording to orders in company with George the Fourth and Fortes cue. At 

 4 p. m. increasing gale, split the topmast staysail and foresail all to 

 pieces, stowed the remains, lying to under the main trysail. At 4 p. m. 

 blowing a severe hurricane, the main trysail blew all to pieces. At 8 the 

 wind at NW. At 10 p. m. WNW. lying to with a top-gallant studding 

 sail in the mizen rigging, loud claps of thunder and vivid lightning all 

 round the compass. 



Monday, 17 th May, 1841. — Commences with a severe gale, attended 

 with very hard squalls and rain. At 1 a.m. the wind into the SW. At 2 

 a. m. South. At 4, wind SSW. Noon, hard squalls and heavy rain, out 

 all reefs. 



" We were concerned at hearing of the loss of that well-known country 

 vessel the Isadora, which, whilst loading at Vizagapatam, was totally 

 wrecked on the 18th instant ; we subjoin an extract from a letter on the 

 above subject. 



" The Isadora is a total wreck. Mr. Arbuthnot, the Collector, render- 

 ed us most essential service. He and Mr. Conway and several gen- 



