1839.] on the 3d, 4th, and 5th of June, 1839 577 



2nd June Till midnight blowing strong, a. m. blowing hard with 



hazy weather and a heavy sea; large white clouds driving very quickly, 

 but clearing at intervals ; wind from WS W. to S W. at noon, when the 

 lat. was 8° 31' N., long. 85° 50' E. Bar. 29°, Ther. 86°. 



3rd June. — Hazy in the afternoon, and first part of the night strong 

 breezes, W. to WSW. till midnight warm weather, a. m. Hard gale, 

 WbS. and a heavy sea till noon. Lat. 11° 26' N., long. 85° 24' E. 

 Bar. 29° 48' Ther. 95°. 



4th June. — Hazy throughout and exceedingly warm. Sea high and 

 confused, and coming at times from the northward ! Hard gales WbS. 

 WSW. ship taking much water on deck. At noon, lat. 13° 44' N. 

 84° 50' E. Bar. 29° 43'. Ther. 86°. 



5th June. — Wind WSW. to SW. p. m. Hard gales, but moderating 

 latterly, a. m. confused sea from the northward, hazy ; barometer 

 falling at 4 p. m. to 29° 30' but rising towards morning to 29° 50'. 

 Ship and rigging covered to day with a fine red dust.* At noon, lat. 

 16° 22' N. long. 84° 34' E. Bar. 29° 38', Ther. 86°. 



6th June. — Strong and hard gales WSW. with hazy weather. At 

 llh. 30' made the land. Noon, lat. 18° 30' N. long. 84° 34' E. Bar. 

 29° 40' Ther. 86° Sky clearing up, and sea going down with appear- 

 ances of settled weather. Note. We had not a drop of rain from leaving 

 the lat. of 2° 30' N. on 29th May until in Saugor roads on the 9th June. 



No. 26. — Barque "John Witliam Dare," Captain Gibson, at anchor 

 off the Island of Cheduba in 3| fathoms water ; on 1st June, 1839. 

 Civil time. — Lat. observed 18° 44' N. ; long, by three Chron s -93° 50' 

 E. Bar. 29° 80', Ther. 85°. Latter part fine and clear. Bar. 29° 75, 

 Ther. 84°- 



2nd June. — First part light breeze and clear, with lightning to the 

 Southward ; daylight freshening breezes, with flying showers of rain 

 and light squalls, barometer falling. At noon strong breezes with squalls, 

 and dark threatening appearance. Bar. 29° 40', Ther. 89°. 2 p. m. 

 Breeze increasing ; preparing for bad weather. Bar. 29° 30'. Heavy sea 

 rolling in from the Southward, ship rolling frightfully. 8 p.m. Breeze 

 increased to a gale with tremendous sea. The ship, though drawing 

 only eleven feet six inches water, struck by the heel and unshipped the 

 rudder, secured the rudder, slipt the chain, cast to seaward, and an- 



* This is a singular phenomenon. The nearest point of the coast directly to wind- 

 ward of the ship is about Coringa, distant 400 miles. It would seem to indicate that 

 the gale had blown over the table land of the Deccan, where it would probably find 

 plenty of red dust. The Laurel Amelia and Indian Oak seem thus to have been shelter- 

 ed by the Coromandel range of hills, as we see in the land breezes in an offing in 

 fine weather. 



