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in latitude 10° 49' N. longitude per chron. 90° 30' E. Barometer 29.69*. 

 Thermometer 85°. Increasing S. W. breezes and cloudy weather. 

 p. m. strong monsoon. At midnight increasing breeze S. W. and very 

 squally. 



27 th May. — 7 a. m. steady breeze S. W. Noon strong monsoon and 

 cloudy. Latitude account 12° 47' N. longitude 89° 07' E. Barometer 

 29.56. Thermometer 89°. p. m. moderate breezes W. by S. but squally 

 appearances. At 8 p. m. light breezes, and cloudy at midnight. 



28/^ May. — Daylight fresh breezes and cloudy, wind variable. At 

 8 a. m. a severe squall, and the wind shifting suddenly from N. E. to 

 West, ship was taken aback and thrown on her beam ends. Lost the 

 gig and several sails. At 10, squall abated. Noon, continued heavy 

 squalls, with thunder, lightning and heavy rain. Wind continually 

 veering, (it is not noted between what points,) and a troubled sea on. 

 No observation. Latitude account 13° 57' N. longitude 89° 42' E. 

 Barometer 29.49. Thermometer 89. p. m. severe, heavy, continued 

 squalls, with thunder, lightning and rain. Barometer from 29.49 to 

 29.59, wind veering from N. E. to N. W. and West, preparing for bad 

 weather ; sunset more moderate ; midnight strong winds and variable, 

 as before. 



29M May, — Daylight strong gales with heavy rains and a heavy 

 sea ; noon the same, with continued squalls, thunder, lightning and 

 rain ; wind marked as variable from North to West. Latitude account 

 13° 59' N. longitude account 90° 7' E. Barometer 29.44. Thermome- 

 ter 88° p. m. the same, moderating at intervals, but increasing again ; 

 wind from West to W. by S. and W. S. W. at midnight. 



30tk May. — Daylight hard gales W. S. W. and heavy rain ; noon 

 more moderate. Latitude observation 13° 39' N. longitude 88° 58' E. 

 Barometer 29.41. Thermometer 86. p. m. lying to under storm stay- 

 sails ; wind W. S. W. ; midnight more moderate, and sea considerably 

 fallen. 



31st May — Daylight moderate W. S. W. At 8, a severe squall. 

 Noon strong gale. Latitude account 14° 01' N. longitude account 

 89° 13'. Barometer 29° 38'. Thermometer 86°. p. m. strong gale and 

 very heavy squalls at times. Barometer still at 29° 38', lying to 

 under storm staysails. Midnight clearing a little. 



* Corrected by comparison with that of the Surveyor General's Office. 



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