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



TRACK No. XXX. Hong Kong Tyfoon of the 26th July, 1841. 



Log of the Ship Hashmy, lying at Hong Kong, 26th July 1841, 



civil time. 



2 a. m. Wind freshening from N. N. E. with sudden gusts, and 

 threatening appearance, made all snug and veered away. 9 a. m. 

 Tyfoon with fearful gusts, wind shifting rapidly to E. and S. E., fu- 

 rious gusts from S. E. with sudden lulls, time not marked. Baro- 

 meter 28.40. Symp. 28.20. Glasses rising rapidly. In the evening, 

 the wind moderated with heavy rain, wind S. W., possibly the Mon- 

 soon. It is a singular circumstance in this Tyfoon, and shewing 

 the small extent of the vortex, that a ship at anchor in the Lantao 

 Passage, had the tyfoon commencing at North, and shifting round to 

 the Westward, while with us at Hong Kong, at about 15 miles to 

 the Eastward, the wind shifted by way of East. The vortex must 

 then have been very close to us, and its effects could not have been 

 felt any distance from the land, as a ship came in from the Southward 

 the following day with her royal yards across. 



Extract from the Log of the Brig Kitty, Capt. Willie, lying in 

 Hong Kong Harbour, civil time. 



25th July, 1841 — Latter part dull cloudy weather, 6 h. 30 m. 

 threatening appearance in the S. E., *Jh. heavy gusts, at midnight 

 calm and fresh breezes N. E. and North. 



26th July — Begins with fresh breezes from the Northward with 

 lightning in the N. N. W. At lh. sudden strong gusts of wind vary- 

 ing from N. N. E. to N. N. W. At 2h. 30m. a. m. a strong tyfoon from 

 N., attended with furious gusts of wind and constant heavy rain. At 3, 

 veered away and made all snug. 6 a. m. wind shifted to N. E. At 

 8 a. m., wind E. S. E. Barometer 28.605. 9 a. m. wind S. E. At 10, 

 South, tyfoon still blowing furiously with constant heavy rain. Noon, 

 wind varying from S. E. to S. Barometer 28.605. 3 p. m. more 

 moderate, but heavy gusts at times. The same to midnight, gusts from 

 S. and S. E. 



2*]th July.— Moderating from midnight. 



