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came on to blow with such dreadful violence from S. S. W. that 

 they were taken in, and the ship scudded* under storm fore staysail. 

 At 11 hove to under the trysail. Excessive hurricane of wind, with 

 very thick rain and heavy sea. This ship ran from a little before 

 5 to 11 a. m. 274 mi ^ es t0 aDout tne N. W. b W. Noon Barometer 

 29.20. p. m. wind South, blowing a hurricane, at 9 p. m. South, and 

 moderating at midnight. 



29lh September. — At 5 a. m. wind South, bore up and ran 29 J miles 

 to the North, and at noon, saw four ships of the fleet from the mast- 

 head bearing S. E. At noon latitude 18° 37' N. longitude chron. 115° 

 51' E. Barometer 29.70. Thermometer 80°. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. S. Cuffnells, Captain Welbank, 

 reduced to civil time. 



21th September, 1810.— Latitude 17° 46' long, of the fleet 115° 12't 

 p. m. the winds and the weather as with other ships E.N.E. and N.E. 



28^ September — Making all snug, noon increasing gale, latitude 

 account 17° 12' N., longitude 116° 0'. E, p.m. wind North, and 

 N.N.W. towards midnight and moderating. 



29th September.— -The sea log says " middle part," (which is here 

 from 8 p. m. 28th to 4 a. m., 29th) the wind moderated, and drew 

 gradually round to the N. W., S. W. and S. S. W., when it increased 

 to a hurricane with a high sea from the West, thick spoon-drift ; wind 

 marked S. W. at 3 a. m., and S. S. W. at 11. 1 p. m. S. S. W. and 

 at 9 also S. S. W.; at 7 bore up, wind South, and ran 29 miles to the 

 N. b W.; three ships in sight, Wexford, Alfred, and Arniston. Noon 

 latitude 18° 30' N., longitude 116° 42' (properly 116° 12'.) 



This fleet generally was so close together that it does not seem 

 necessary to give any tabular view of the winds and weather at noon. 

 I shall therefore only state here the views which induce me to lay 

 down the track in the direction which I consider that of the storm. 



We find that before noon on the 28th, these fine ships were sending 

 down top-gallant yards and masts, so that we may fairly say the storm 

 had then commenced. With two ships at 1 p. m. the wind is marked 



* This is written lay to in the extract, but is evidently an error, 

 f See note at p. 633, 



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