1016 A Seventh Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 131 



Soorajgunge, latitude 24° 26' N, longitude 89° 42' E. Memorandum 

 from his register by J. Martin, Esq. 



2d June. — Appearances of bad weather, squally, large and heavy 

 clouds surrounding the horizon. 



3d June — At 2 a. m., gale commenced blowing from the Eastward, 

 followed almost immediately by a torrent of rain, the wind increasing 

 every hour. 



4th June. — The wind shifting from E. to E. S. E., and blowing 

 with the same violence as the day previous. 



5th June. — At 8 a. m., the wind suddenly shifted from E. S. E. 

 to S. W. after a momentary calm, blowing almost a hurricane the 

 whole day and night. 



6th June. — Weather the same at noon, the winds abated a little, 

 and at 5 p. m. shifted from S. W. to W., the storm having subsided 

 into a light Westerly breeze. 



From Kunjirpore Factory, Bhaugulpore Zillah, a few miles E. by N. 

 or E. N. E. of the station, lat. about 25° 12' N. long. 87° 09' E., I 

 have received from Mr. A. Pinard, the following Memorandum on 

 the gale of the 3rd to Qth June 1842 : — 



3d June — At 6. a. m. wind South, weather threatening from that 

 quarter, dreadful heat, large drops of rain falling scantily. At 4 p. m. 

 wind from the North, and from the same quarter all night. 



4th June — Wind has veered to N. E., blowing fresh with drizzling 

 rain, Ther. 82°. At 10, wind came to E. N. E., heavy rain and blow- 

 ing strong till noon, when the wind came back to N. E., and the rain 

 ceased, Ther. 81°. At 2 p. m. wind E. N, E., heavy rain and wind, 

 Ther. 82°. At midnight the gale was at its height; wind E. N. E., 

 the rain reduced to mist by the force of the wind. 



5th June At 5 or 6 a. m., the same wind and weather, Ther. 79°. 



At 10, wind from the North, heavy wind and rain, Ther. 78°. At noon 

 wind N. W., heavy rain, wind not so strong, Ther. 79°. At 4 p. m., 

 wind W. N. W., heavy rain at 6 p. m., wind veered to West, still 

 blowing strong, and heavy rain. 



