1842.] A Seventh Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 993 



In reply to a letter addressed to Mr. Dyer, as to the times of the 

 change, he says, et The change in question took place from midnight on 

 the 2nd to the evening of the 3rd June, from N. by E. to S. W. 

 eighteen hours" 



3rd June. 

 4 a. m. N. N. W. 

 8 a.m. N. W. 



fr^a.W. [Hardest part of the gale. 



6. p. m. S. W. Moderating. 



J. DYER. 



SECTION IV. 

 From Kedgeree to, and at, Calcutta. 



The Steamer Forbes was lying at Mud Point, the N. W. extreme 

 of Saugor Island, and Capt. Biggins has obliged me with the 

 following account of the storm there : — 



I proceed to give you a few observations relating to the late gale ; 

 but as I unfortunately had no Barometer on board at the time, (or 

 rather it was rendered useless by an accident,) I fear the facts here 

 stated will be of little use to you. During the whole of Thursday 

 the 2nd, it blew strong from the N. E., with occasional squalls of 

 rain, and the appearance of the sky and clouds was continually 

 changing ; at times promising a complete clear-up, and again giving 

 every appearance of a gale. At sunset the wind came to N. N. E. 

 and it rained smartly at times till midnight, when it commenced to 

 blow in squalls at North. At 2 a. m. on the 3rd, we had a very 

 severe squall, and from that time the gale increased in force, but 

 blowing very steadily from North. A 10 a, m. the wind came 

 round to N. N. W., still increasing in force, and coming on in squalls, 

 each harder and more furious than the last. Noon, the wind at 

 N. W., awful heavy squalls. 2 p. m. W. N. W. At 4 p. m. wind at 

 West, one of the heaviest ; I think the heaviest and longest squall 

 that we had during the whole of the gale. 6 p. m. wind at W. S. W., 

 squalls still very heavy, but moderating a little. 8 p. m. wind S. W. 



