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weather indicated not the slightest change. The breeze in the after- 

 noon gradually increased, and at 4 p. m. took in one reef of topsails ; 

 Barometer 29° 55'. At 6 p. m. a very heavy black cloud rose in the 

 Eastward ; and apprehensive that a gale would come from that quarter, 

 I altered my previous course of SSW. to SSE. in order to get 

 more sea room At 8 p. m. the barometer had fallen to 29° 40', and the 

 wind a fresh steady breeze from the NW. with slight showers of rain : 

 took in 2nd reefs. 11 p. m. The breeze completely died away, and 

 for the next seven hours it was nearly calm, the barometer station- 

 ary, and the black cloud still hanging in the Eastward, with very 

 vivid lightning issuing from it. 



At 7 a. m. 3rd June the wind sprung up again from the NW. and 

 commenced blowing so strong that all sail was taken in, excepting the 

 close reefed main topsail ; and the ship hove too. Noon, strong gale, 

 with very hea^y gusts of wind from the West. Bar. 29° 40'. Took the 

 main topsail in, and spread a tarpaulin in the mizen rigging. 4th June 

 do. winds and weather, with a very high sea; by account lat. 15° 50' 

 N. longitude 84° 40' E. 5th June, wind veering to SW. and produ- 

 cing a tremendous cross sea, the ship rolling and labouring much. Bar. 

 29° 5'. latitude by account 16° 20' N. 85° 20' E. p. m. The Bar. rising, 

 and the wind veering to SSW. with more moderate weather. The sea 

 at this time, from the altering of the wind, was running in three or four 

 directions, with immense crested tops which threatened instant de- 

 struction ; but fortunately at this time it commenced raining heavily, 

 which had a great effect in reducing the topping of the waves. On the 

 6th June, by observations latitude 17° 10' N. longitude 86° 15' E. 

 Found that we had drifted to the NE. 200 miles. 



L>. W. OG1LVY. 



No. 22. Barque " Susan," Captain Neatby, — Nautical Time. 



3\st May.— Wind WbN. to WbS. Bar. p.m. 29° 60' ; midnight, 

 29° 55' ; noon 29° 50', Ther. 79°. Strong gale increasing from yester- 

 day, with violent squalls and rain every hour. Lat. noon 12° 47', long. 

 90° 43' E. 



1st June — Wind WbN. to WSW. Bar. p. m. 29° 50' ; noon 29° 40. 

 Ther. 79° to 76° hard gale with constant heavy squalls and rain, with 

 heavy sea, ship laboring much. At noon hard gale and heavy squalls. 

 Lat. 14° 2' N. 91° 14' E. 



2?id Jwie.— Wind W^S. to WSW. Bar. 29° 40' to 29° 36'. Ther. 

 79° to 78' ; hard gale and violent squalls, with rain, and a tremendous 

 heavy sea; ship laboring much, sent guns, provisions, &c. into the 

 hold; ship lurching dreadfully. Lat. 14° 47' N. long. 91° 47' E. 



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