980 A Seventh Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 131. 



1st June. — Daylight strong steady gales S. S. W. ; 9, severe squalls. 

 Noon strong gales. Latitude account 14° 37' N. longitude 89° 18' East. 

 Barometer 29.41. Thermometer 85°. p. m. strong gale to midnight, 

 wind about S. S. W. 



2d June. — Daylight weather as before ; wind apparently West to 

 S. S. W. Noon moderating. Latitude observation 15° 03' N. longitude 

 89° 02' E. Barometer 29.38. Thermometer 84°. p. m. to midnight 

 strong gales S. W., but less sea. 



Zd June. — Daylight the same, more sea. Noon latitude 16° 21' N. 

 longitude 87° 29' E. Barometer 29.31. Thermometer 89J 7'. p. m. 

 to midnight strong gales S. W. going from 5 to 8 knots N. W. 



4th June.— Noon latitude 18° 44' N. longitude 85° 56' E. Barome- 

 ter 29.34. Thermometer 92. Fine weather. At 4 p. m. saw Gan- 

 jam, and hence had the usual variations in the monsoon at this season 

 to the Pilot. 



Abridged Log of the Brig Arethusa, Captain Jas. Clarke, from 

 Calcutta towards Madras, reduced to civil time. Forwarded by 

 Captain Bid en. 



SOth May. — p. m. strong breezes from the S. W. and cloudy wea- 

 ther, with a heavy swell are noted, increasing at sunset, and at 11 

 p. m. " experienced a heavy fall in the Barometer" is stated, though 

 how much is not said, nor is the Barometer height given. 



Slst May. — Increasing gales S. W. by W., high sea breaking over 

 the Brig. Daylight strong gales. 10 a. m. more moderate. Noon brisk 

 breezes and strong gales. Latitude observation 14° 20' N., longitude 

 84° 29' E. p. m. strong gales S. W. by W. and high sea. At 6, 

 wore ship to the W. N. W. having hitherto been standing to the 

 S. S. E. Midnight the same weather, wind S. S. E. 



1st June. — 8 a. m. weather the same. Noon latitude by observation 

 13° 49' N., longitude 84° 5' E., wind W. S. W. from 2 a. m. p. m. 

 strong gales and high sea. Wind S. W. by W. and S. S. W. to mid- 

 night. 



2nd June — The same weather to noon, with wind S. W. Latitude 

 14° 22' N. longitude 83° 24' E. moderating a little. Midnight varying 

 to South. 



