1842.] A Sixth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 643 



The following remarks are from the log of the Bombay, Captain 

 Montgomerie Hamilton, they give a very good epitome of the storm : — 



"9th September j 1812, Nautical time. — Throughout hard gales at 

 S. and W. with squalls and rain; towards noon more moderate. From 

 8 a. m. on the 8th of this month to about 5 on this day, experienced 

 very blowing weather. From having the fresh S. W. monsoon on 

 the 6th, the wind drew round to the Eastward with squalls, at 

 times, drawing round to the Northward on the 8th, when it gradually 

 freshened up with a regular fall of the Barometer, the wind coming 

 round to the West, and blowing most severely from the W. N. W. 

 and W. S. W. breaking up from the W. S. W. to S. W. blowing 

 extremely hard, with furious gusts and hard rain throughout. The 

 peculiar indications of this weather coming on were a gradual fall of 

 the Barometer, which fell one-tenth below 29.00* the weather feeling 

 hot and close, hotter than at an equal height of the Thermometer 

 at this time, which was 81 degrees. When the wind was to the East- 

 ward, it was light with a clear horizon and dusky flying clouds. The 

 wind drawing to the Northward, the horse fliest made their appear- 

 ance. Had no extraordinary swell previous to its coming on." 



We have now to abridge the log of H. C. Ship Glatton, which as I 

 have stated, was about three degrees to the Southward of the fleet, 

 but nearly on the same meridian. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. S. Glatton, Captain Jas. Halliburton, 

 reduced to civil time. 



6th September.— The Glatton was in latitude 10° 28' N. longi- 

 tude 111 12' E. 



7th September. — a. m. log for this day is not given, but working 

 back from that of the 8th she was at noon in latitude 12° 00' N., 

 longitude 112° 15' E. p. m. winds from N. N. W. variable and 

 squally till midnight. 



8th September From midnight strong squalls, bent storm stay-sails. 



4 a. m. wind S. W., 7, W. by 8. Noon blowing fresh, lat. 13° 18' N., 

 long. 114° 32'. E. Bar. 29.48. Ther. 81°. p.m. strong gales West, 



* So in MSS., but probably an error, as 29.15 is the lowest registered depression in 

 the log. 

 f Horsburgh. 



