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Strait of Mindoro, and about 210 miles from Manilla. I have deem- 

 ed it not improbable, that this storm was the same that visited the 

 Bay of Bengal on the 31st of the same month, and was so destructive 

 at Balasore, and on the neighbouring coast. The course from the 

 Panama's position to Balasore is about N. 73° W., and the distance, 

 say 1920 miles, which would give a rate of progression of 11| nauti- 

 cal miles per hour: which coincides with other storms which have 

 formerly been examined. It is important to ascertain if this storm 

 crossed the Burman empire, immediately previous to its appearance 

 in the Bay of Bengal." 



Comparative Table of the Winds and Weather in the Manilla Tyfoon of 

 23rd October, 1831. 



Date. 



H. M. Fr. Crocodile 



& Fr. Frigate Favorite, 



Manilla. 



Ship Panama. 



Ship Fort William. 



23rd Oct. 

 1831. 



By midnight a Tyfoon 

 from the North, veer- 

 ing from N.bW. and 



N.N.W. toN.E. .. 



Noon 9-17 N. 117-16 E. 

 five pm. pleasant breeze 

 N. W. & heavy Nor- 

 therly swell. Evening 

 increasing, Barometer 

 29-40 from 2970. 



Left the land, strong 

 breezes N.N.E. and 

 cloudy weather. 



24th Oct. 

 1831. 



a. m. N.bW. ending at 

 N.E ° .. 



9 a.m. Bar. 29-20. Noon 

 tremendous gale from 

 West. Bar. 2910. Lat. 

 11-51 N.Long. 118-20 

 E. p.m. W.S. wind. 

 Bar. 29-05. 7 p.m. S. 

 Westward 11 p.m. &c. 



Noon no land in sight. 

 p.m. blowing strong 

 from N.E. Midnight 

 gale N. E. 



25th Oct. 

 1831. 



.. 



5 a.m. wind S.E. Bar. 

 29-10. Hurricane 1p.m. 

 Bar.29-05,4p.M.29-00, 

 7 a.m. 29-10. 8 A.M. 

 29-20.* 



Daylight a hurricane. 

 p.m. dismasted. Noon 

 26th abating. 27th, 

 18.25 N. 114-31 E. 



If we carefully consider the foregoing Table, we shall I think agree 

 with Mr. Redfield in thinking, that the Manilla storm and the first 

 of those of the Panama were undoubtedly the same, and that it was 

 travelling up from the E. S. E. through the Straits of Mindoro upon 

 about a W. N. W. course. The Panama's second storm, which it 

 will be noted was from the S. E., may have been the N. E. quadrant 

 of another storm crossing Palawan, or it may have been an irregularity 

 caused by the junction of the Fort William's and the Manilla storm. 



a.m. in Mr. Redfield's pamphlet, p.m. is I suppose meant. 



