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2d June— a. m. the same wind W. S. W. and fine, 8 and 9 knots. 

 Noon latitude 89° 57' N. longitude 85° 12' E. p. m. the same. 



3d June.— The same. Noon latitude 13° 21' N. longitude 84° 40'. 

 4th June The same, latitude 16° 48' N. longitude 85° 0'. 



Abridged Log of the Bark Augustus, Captain G. Purchase, from 

 Mauritius to Calcutta, reduced to civil time. 



27th May— Noon latitude 18° 45' N. longitude 85° 35' E. Mode- 

 rate breezes, 2 and 3 knots and cloudy. Barometer* 29.54, Thermo- 

 meter 89°. p. m. to midnight light and variable winds. S. W. to S. E. 



28^ May 9 a.m. wind Easterly and light. Noon latitude 19° 16' 



N., longitude chronometer 85° 53' E. Barometer 29,58. S. Westerly 

 current, p. m. variable E. by S. to S. E. at 7> but then increasing a 

 little. 5 p. m. saw Manickapatam Pagoda bearing N. W. by N. Mid- 

 night light airs. 



29th May. — 4 a. m. calm, saw Black Pagoda N. N. W. five 

 leagues. Noon light breezes and clear, latitude 19° 39', longitude chro- 

 nometer 86° 18', Barometer 29.57; slight Northerly current, p. m. 

 moderate N. E. to E. by N. and N. E. winds. 8 p. m. cloudy, light- 

 ning to Southward and N. N. W. Midnight light winds and clear. 



30th May. — 4 a. m. moderate N. N. E. breezes and clear, increasing 

 to five knots at noon, very cloudy to the S. E. with thunder. Latitude 

 19° 1', longitude chron. 86° 39' E. Barom. 29.34, strong S. Westerly 

 current. 1 a. m. squally N. N. E. At 5, North, at 9, N. E. heavy 

 squalls and showers towards midnight. 



3\st May. — 4 a. m. the same . weather ; 6 a. m. fresh gales; close 

 reefing. Noon more moderate. Wind from 5 a. m. to noon N. N. E. 

 to N. E. Latitude 18° 38' N., longitude chron. 87° 17' East, Baro- 

 meter 29.23. p. m. wind N. E. veering to E. by N. At 7 a. m. strong 

 breezes, heavy squalls and much lightning. 



1** June. — a. m. wind E. by N. and weather as before. At 1 1, wind 

 N. N. W. strong breezes and cloudy. Latitude 19° 18' N. longitude 



* Captain Purchase having favoured me with a comparison, his Barometer is cor- 

 rected to that of the Surveyor General's Office by subtracing 0° 16' from its indi- 

 cations. 



