650 A Sixth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 127. 



thereby, that its position is so, though its direction is well enough ascer- 

 tained, i. e. both log and memorandum agree that the storm began 

 at N. W. and ended at S. E. This, with allowance for the ship's 

 drift, will give a track about from S. 57° E. to N. 57° W. 



Capt. Bax's memorandum adds, The " above-mentioned tyfoon came 

 on exactly as described by Horsburgh, commencing the strongest to the 

 Northward, and veering round to East and S. E. 



" For two days previous, it had been nearly calm, and numerous 

 horse-flies covered the rigging, which Horsburgh mentions as the usual 

 forerunners of such storms. The Barometer fell very low, and gave 

 due notice, and the ship was prepared by its warning, but I have not 

 a memorandum of the fall of the Barometer." 



TRACK No. XII. 

 H. C. S. Castle Huntley's Tyfoon of 25th to 2*]th Sept. 1826. 

 Document from the India House. 



The H. C. S. Castle Huntley, bound to China, experienced a severe 

 tyfoon in September, 1826. The following is an abridgment of her 

 log, reduced to civil time : — 



24th September.— Noon, latitude 14° 17' N., longitude 114° 10' E. 

 p. m. moderate and variable. Winds between N. and N. N. W. with 

 squally weather and lightning to the Eastward towards midnight. 



25th September a. m. squalls increasing from N. N. E., and at 



10 a. m. under close reefs and reefed fore-sail, with a heavy breeze from 

 N. E. At noon down top-gallant-yards. Latitude, indifferent observation, 

 14° 30' N., longitude 114° 30' E. Barometer 2955. Thermometer 84°. 

 p. m. fresh gale N. E., 5 p. m. hove to under storm stay-sails, heavy 

 puffs N. E. at 7 p- m. Midnight N. E., violent squalls with thick 

 rainy weather. 



26th Sept.— -At 1 a. m. Wind N. E., 7 a. m. N. E. At noon about 

 E. N. E. No observation. Barometer 29.00 and falling. No appearance 

 of the weather moderating. 1 p. m. wind E. by S. a heavy gale, and 

 by 6 p. m. S. E. by E. About 1 p. m. Barometer began to rise, though 

 the gale was by no means abated till midnight. 1 1 p. m. wind marked 

 S. E. by E. 



