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Log of H. C. S. Arniston, Captain S, Landon, reduced to civil time. 



At noon, 27th September, 1810.— Latitude 17° 43' N., long. 115°9'E. 

 p. m. moderate breeze E. N. E., and hazy weather, at 3 p. m., wind 

 N. E. At midnight strong breeze from N. N. E. with a heavy swell 

 from the N. E. 



28th September — Increasing from the same quarter, ship by noon 

 under storm staysails, latitude by account 17° & N., longitude 1 15° 4' E. 

 p. m. very threatening sky and blowing very heavy; high sea rising, 

 wind N. by W. to North till midnight. 



29th September. — After midnight " wind veering round to the 

 South." At 3 p. m. wind about N.N.W. by 4 about West, by 5 about 

 S. S. W., from daylight to noon blowing most violently from South 

 and S. S. W., with a prodigious high sea running, 6 a. m. wind mark- 

 ed S. by W. Noon no observation. 1 p. m. wind South, gale mode- 

 rating and sea falling. At 10 p. m. wind S. E. On the following morn- 

 ing at daylight bore up and made all sail. 



Log of the H, C. S. Wexford, Captain W. S. Clarke, reduced to 



civil time. 



26th September, 1810. — Latitude 17° 13' N., longitude not given, 

 but nearly that of the fleet with which she was in company. 1 p. m. 

 wind N. E. by N. Heavy clouds, squalls and rain. 2 p. m. thickening 

 sky to the East, squally and unsettled from this to sun-set, when it 

 began to disperse. 8 p. m. wind N. E. Lightning and thunder to 

 the Northward, the night fine and moderate. 



2*lth September. — a. m. Easterly wind with hazy weather E. by N., 

 at 7 E. N. E., fleet standing to the northward against a heavy head 

 swell which occasioned them to pitch deep at times. Noon latitude 

 17° 41' N., longitude (of the fleet) about 115° 11' E.* p. m. wind E. 

 N. E. hazy weather, 5 N. E., 7 N. E. by N., blowing fresh with small 

 rain, preparing for a gale ; heavy head sea. 



28th September. — 2 a. m. wind N. by E. Squally and increasing. 

 Noon N by W. latitude 2 alt. 17° 6' N., longitude 115° 58' E. Fleet 



* The mean of 4 ships not greatly differing. The Chronometer of the Cuffnells is 

 omitted in the average as being evidently 30 miles too far East ; she was closely in 

 company. 



