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ship under storm stay-sails, all of which with several of the other sails 

 were blown away from the yards before midnight. Strong tyfoon 

 with violent gusts, a tremendous sea and incessant rain, sea making 

 a clear breach over the ship. Under bare poles from half-past 7 p« m. 

 and wind veering to about N. E. by midnight. 



19th October. — a. m. heavy tyfoon, sea breaking over the gunwale, 

 and boats washing away. At noon it still continued in severe gusts and 

 tremendous sea. No observation. Wind about E. S. E. p. m. S. E. by E. 

 At 5, gusts not so frequent and hard. Wind about S. E. by S. 



20th Octofer.— Moderating fast at 4 a. m. By 9 made sail, wind 

 S. E. by E. Noon latitude 18° 21' N. longitude 112° 40' E. Baro- 

 meter in the height of the tyfoon at 28.65, but only this single 

 notice of it. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. S. General Harris, Captain Welstead, 

 reduced to civil time. 



1 5th. October.— Latitude 19° 30' N. High land of Hainan N. N. W. 

 Taya Islands N. by E. Log of the 16th not given. 



\Jth October — At noon in company with the General Kydd, latitude 

 observed 18° N., longitude 1 12 3 30' E. Bar. 30.00. Ther. 85°. Standing 

 S. E. by S. with a 5 knot breeze from N. E., p. m. to midnight 

 squally. Barometer at 9 p. m. 29.90. 



18/A October. — Increasing wind, about N. N. E. and N. E. by N. 

 Noon hard gale and making all snug. No observation. Bar. 9, a. m. 

 29.70. p. m. Wind marked North, and at 7 p. m. N. E., hard gale with 

 violent squalls throughout, losing sails, boats, &c. 



\9th October.— The same weather 10 a. m. Wind East. Cut away 

 the main-yard which was adrift. Noon no observation. Bar. 28.75. 

 Ther. 82°. At 2 a. m. wind S. E. by E. 1 p. m. shipping seas so heavily 

 to leeward and over all, that it was necessary to heave the lee quarter 

 deck guns and carriages overboard to make a passage for the sea ; bulk- 

 heads of cuddy washed away. 5 p. m. wore under bare poles. Wind 

 about S. E. by E. to midnight. 



20^ October. — 7 a. m. moderated from the same quarter or about 

 S. E. The log remarks, " During this tempest we have experienced a 



