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p. m., the ship lay over so much, that half the lower yards were in 

 the water, saw that she was settling down and upon her beam ends, 

 the water being up to her main hatch. Cut away the main-mast, 

 which carried away the mizen-mast and fore-top-mast with it. Ship 

 righted, three feet water in the hold, sea breaking over us in all quar- 

 ters. At* p. m. the Barometer began to rise, and was at 29.90 ; 



and at 6 p. m. at 30.10; during the whole of the night it still blew 

 tremendously, wind veering from N. W. to W, S. W. and South, 

 with constant rain. 



\8th November. — At day-light still blowing hard, and an awful 

 sea running. At 10, wind hauled to S. E., when it began to moderate. 

 Noon, strong gales from the S. E. and sea running, but every ap- 

 pearance of the gale breaking up. Set storm- fore-staysail and hauled 

 up to North, supposing we were well to the West of the Scarborough 

 Shoal, in the neighbourhood of which we must have been all 

 night. 



" During this awful tyfoon, the Barometer gave no indication of 

 its approach, for we were under bare poles a long time before it fell, 

 it being all the time at 30.10, then it fell to 29.80, and again it rose to 

 30.10 — 15—25 to 35, still gale blowing as hard as ever, and at noon it 

 was at 30.90." No observation, p. m. strong gales from S. E., hauling 

 to East. At 3 p. m. gale again increasing with threatening appearance 

 all round. 3h. 10m. saw the breakers on the Scarborough Shoal, one or 

 two miles off, bearing N. W. by N. to E. N. E., sea breaking moun- 

 tains high upon it ; bore up to the W. S. W. to clear it. 6 p. m. severe 

 gales from the N. N. E. with dreadful weather, sea washing over 

 us in all quarters. At 10, hove to, vessel being very uneasy, and 

 at times severely struck by the sea. Midnight very severe gales from 

 the Northward, with continued rain and an awful sea. 



19/^ November. — Day-light the same severe gales and dreadful 

 weather with constant rain, and so thick, we could not see the length 

 of the ship. Wind N. N. W. and tremendous sea. Noon moderating, 

 and wind hauling to the N. N. E. From noon 18th, Barometer rose 

 from 30.35 to 31.30. p. m. wind marked N. E. Strong gales, con- 

 stant rain and awful sea, which we were shipping all over us. After 



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