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lurching very heavily, the main-mast went by the board. When the 

 main-mast fell, one of the top-sail sheets got entangled with the waste 

 anchor, and brought it right on deck. 



23d October. — At 1 a.m., hurricane abating a little. At 5, hurricane 

 still abating, but a dreadful sea, and the ship rolling very heavily. 

 Carried away the fore- top-mast. At 11 and 12, weather moderating, 

 set the foresail to endeavour to steady the ship, people employed in 

 clearing the wreck. Lat. per observation 17° 9' N., long. 113° 30' E. 

 p.m., wind from N.E. to E., employed clearing the wreck. At 7 p«m., 

 hard gales with heavy rain, ship rolling very much, and shipping a 

 great deal of water over all. One pump constantly going. At 10, 

 severe hurricane, which continued until next morning. 



24th October. — From the continued heavy rolling of the ship, almost 

 every thing, both in between decks and hold got adrift, and it was 

 almost impossible to stand on the deck. p. m., wind from N. E. to N. 

 Hurricane continued throughout the day; the ship labouring very 

 much, and requiring to be pumped every hour. 



25th October. — Hurricane continued, pumping every hour; ship- 

 ping great quantities of water over all. Noon latitude 14° 20' N., 

 longitude 109° 53' E. At 5 f. m., finding the ship to have driven a 

 long way to the Southward and Westward from the commencement of 

 the hurricane, and also considering the disabled state of the ship, and 

 impracticability in its present state of effecting a passage against a 

 strong N. E. monsoon, bore up for Singapore." No mention is made 

 of the barometer in this ship's log. 



The Dutch ship Esperange of Batavia, from China, is the only 

 arrival since the gale." 



As the Moffatt was bound to China, she of course stood to the 

 N. W. as long as she could on the 22d with the N. E. by N. gale, 

 and was then driven back when lying to and disabled, so as to be at 

 noon on 23d in latitude 17° 9' N., when the storm again increased 

 and drove her to latitude 14° 20', just clearing the Paracels ; but 

 from the winds veering from N. to East on the 23d, and then mo- 

 derating before another storm set in, we should at first be inclined to 

 take this for two storms, but it seems more probable, that it was one 

 from the N. E. of very slow progress ; and that the ship ran into it 

 again by setting her fore-sail, and then drifted with it for a time ; for had 



