568 Researches on the Gale and Hurricane [July, 



No. 8. — H. C. Pilot Vessel " Krishna" Mr. J. Crook, Branch Pilot, 

 Commander y — at the Cruising Station. 



2nd June, 1839. Civil time. — NE. to E. squall and threatening to the 

 Eastward. 3rd June a. m. freshening fast NNE. to NNW. with dirty 

 weather; noon fresh gale NNW. to NNE. at. 20° 10'; weather threat- 

 ening stood off the land. 4th Wind N. by E. at noon hard squalls 

 and rain ; gale increasing to 8 p. m. Midnight wind N. and gale 

 apparently breaking. 5th a. m. Threatening again, and an increasing 

 gale NNE. to NNW. till noon. p. m. hard gale, hove too under 

 main topsail and fore topmast staysail, at 8 under bare poles ; a man 

 washed overboard but saved. Wind from N. to W. and SW. 1 p. m. 

 a dead calm ! with a high cross sea rising perpendicular, caused by a 

 heavy roll coming up from the SW. against the northerly one ; vessel 

 labouring very much ; at 1° 30' p. m. wind suddenly veered round to 

 the SW. and blew a furious gale with severe squalls and heavy rain 

 till night. 6th a. m. gale moderating. At noon clearing up. Wind 

 WbS. 



No. 9.— 2nd June, 1839. 



Brig " Sarah" from Rangoon stood in on the evening and took a 

 pilot on board, but the weather being suspicious stood out to seaward. 



3rd June. Throughout the night hard squalls ENE. and rain. At 

 day-light every appearance of an approaching gale, high sea, and hard 

 squalls; noon, lat. 20° 30' N. in 46 fathoms (about long. 88° 02' E.) 

 Strong gales ENE. and high sea; at midnight hard gale about E. ; 

 vessel struck by a sea abaft, and jolly boat carried away. 



4th June a. m. constant hard squalls and gale about ESE. till 

 noon ; p. m. more moderate ; at 2 p. m. wind veered to the Southward 

 with rain ; at 4 p. m. increasing gale, furled all sail, hove too under 

 bare poles; at 9 p. m. Bar. 28° 88'; and to midnight hard gales veering 

 round. Barometer 28° 56'. 



5th June. Day-light moderating ; towards noon fresh gales SSW. 

 and clear with high sea. Lat. 19° 42' N. 



No. 10.— Honorable Company's Pilot Vessel " Saugor," Mr. J. Cearns, 

 Branch Pilot, Commander. 



2nd Jane, Civil time. — At anchor in nineteen fathoms, off Point 

 Palmiras bearing about NWbW. 1 p. m. a squall from the East- 

 ward ; till midnight pleasant. 



