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Researches on the Gale and Hurricane 



[July, 



Barom. 28° 70' ; 6 a. m. struck by a heavy sea which hove the 

 ship on her beam ends, shifted a great part of the ballast, washed 

 the man from the helm, and part of the bulwarks away. 8. a. m. 

 ditto weather, ship labouring heavily; set a storm mizen staysail. 

 Wind WSW. Barom. 28° 60'. Noon ditto winds, with continued 

 heavy rain, Barom. 28° 60' ; 4 p.m. gale a little abated, set the main 

 topsail close reefed. Barom. 28° 70'; 8 p. m. heavy squalls with 

 lulls at times. Midnight, more moderate ; set the foresail. Barom. 

 28° 80' 4 a. m. Out two reefs main topsail, and set the fore 

 out double reefed ; 8 a. m. set the reefed mainsail ; wind S W. 

 Barom. 29°. Noon, strong breezes and hazy with less sea. Lat. obser- 

 vation 18° T N. long. Chro. 86° 52' E. Barom. 29° 25'. June 6th. 

 Moderate weather ; got soundings under the Black Pagoda at 2 a. m. 



No. 16 — Masulipatam, \5th July, 1839. 

 Dear Sir, — I have the pleasure to send you an extract from my 

 Journal, we had neither thunder nor lightning, but there was a very 

 heavy sea rolling in from the Eastward. 

 I have not a Simpiesometer. 



RICHD. ALEXANDER. 



Thermometer. 



Barometer. 



June, 1839. — Masulipatam. 



Date. 



Max. 





Winds, &c. 



June 1 



— 2 



— 3 



— 4 



— 5 



— 6 



87 

 88 

 87 

 83 

 90 

 91 



29 



700 



695 

 633 

 600 

 625 



From WNW. fresh, drizzling rain. 



WNW. to SSW. do., very cloudy. 



Ditto ditto ditto, drizzling rain. 



Ditto blowing very fresh. 



Ditto ditto ditto ditto. 



Ditto to W. and SSW. very cloudy. 



No. 17 -—Extract from the log of the Brig " Nine/' Captain Denny, 

 in the Bay of Bengal, June 1839. 



Saturday, 1st June, Nautical time. — Strong gale throughout, with 

 heavy squalls and showers of rain, wind WbS. No observation. Lat. 

 by account 14° 7' N. long. 85° 28' E., Bar. 28° 7', Ther. 82°. 



Sunday, 2nd June. — Heavy gale throughout, with constant rain 

 and heavy squalls, wind WbS. No observation. Lat. by account 

 16° f N., long, account 85° 52' E. Bar. 28° 6'. Ther. 83° 



Monday, 3rd June. — Strong gale throughout, with heavy squalls 

 and rain. Wind WbS. No observation. Lat. by account 17° N., long. 

 86° 16' E. Bar. 28° 6'. Ther. 84° 



