612 A Sixth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 127. 



No. 1. — Abridged Log of the Honorable Company's Ship Warley; 

 reduced to civil time. 



The Honorable Company's Ship Warley was on the 21st September, 

 at noon, in lat. 21° 17' N., long. 113° 7' E. with the land about 

 St. John's and the Madarin's Cap in sight at sunset ; blowing fresh 

 from N. N. E. to N. by W. at midnight, when she was in twenty-five 

 fathoms water. # 



22nd September. — From midnight to noon, wind increasing fast, 

 ship standing in to the N. E. and East with wind as before, and N. 

 by W. at noon, when she was in thirty fathoms water off St. John's, 

 about lat. 21° 10' N. long. 112° 48' E. By 1 1 p. m. all the storm staysails 

 blown away ; wind apparently steady from the North and N. N. E., 

 though not marked in this log; ship hove to with her head to the 

 Eastward. 



2ord September. — Storm increasing, top- masts blown away, ship 

 becoming almost unmanageable ; at a little after noon, when by indiffer- 

 ent observation the latitude was 21° 15' N. they let go the best 

 bower anchor, to try to keep the ship's head to the sea; the wind is not 

 marked, but seems to have been about E. by S. at noon. 



24th September. — Rolled away the mizen-mast. Saw the Taya 

 Islands at 6 a. m. Latitude at noon 20° 15' N. 



With reference to the log of the London at p. 607 it will be seen, 

 that this is another instance of a ship's being blown and drifted from 

 the mouth of Canton river to the Coast of Hainan, in about fifty- 

 six hours. 



No. 2. — Abridged Log of H. C. S. Royal George, Captain J. F. 

 Timins, reduced to civil time. 



The Royal George was, at noon on the 22d September, at anchor, 

 with the Grand Ladrone bearing N. by E. f E. three or four miles, and 

 the Asses' Ears E. by N., strong gales from N., with squalls and hazy 

 weather, lat. 21° 50' N. p. m. hard gales with squalls and fair 

 weather. Wind N. N. E. at 5 p. m. and N. E. at 9 ; midnight, severe 

 gusts of wind with rain, and a heavy swell from the N. E. 



