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much scattered, p. m. wind North. 3 p. m. hove to under storm stay- 

 sails, 5 wind N. N. W. Hard gale with very hard squalls till mid- 

 night, when about N. by W. 



29th September.— 2 a. m. N. W. by N., 4 N. W., by W., 5 S. W. 

 and at noon S. S. W., heavy seas breaking over the ship from day- 

 light till noon, " when it blew a perfect hurricane." p. m. wind South, 

 hove to under trysail. Wind about South till midnight, when mode- 

 rating. 



30/^ September* — Bore up and out all reefs at daylight. Noon, 

 latitude 18° 24' N. 



Abridged Log of the H. C S. Alfred, Captain Welstead, reduced 



to civil time. 



26th September, 1810. — Noon, latitude and longitude that of the 

 fleet. Variable winds from N. E. to N. W. till midnight. 



2Jth September. — To noon letting out reefs. Lat. 17° 45', long. 

 of the fleet 115° 12'. Bar. 29.95. Ther. 81°. p. m. N. E. by E. hazy ; 

 high sea from N. E. 



28^ September — i a. m. wind N. N. E. At 11 a. m. North, pre- 

 paring for bad weather. Noon latitude 17° 27', longitude of the fleet 

 116° 0' E. Bar. 29.65. Ther. 82°. p. m. Wind N. N. E., 3 p. m. hove 

 to, increasing storm till midnight. Wind veering to the South. 



29^ September. — a. m. Severe tyfoon. 5 a. m. wind marked S. W. 

 and at 8 S. S. E. Saw a ship (supposed the Elphinstone) bearing 

 away before the wind. Noon blowing furiously from South. Lat. 

 account 17° 31' N. Bar. 29.575. p. m. S. S. E., strong gale till midnight, 

 moderating at 7 *• M « 



30th September. — At daylight made sail with wind at S. W., noon 

 latitude 18° 30', longitude 116° 30'. Barometer 29.875. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. S. Winch else a, Captain The Hon'ble 

 Hugh Lindsay, reduced to civil time. 



26th September, 1810.— Latitude 17° 33' N., longitude 115° 16' E. 

 variable winds N. Easterly till midnight. 



