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24^ May.— Noon latitude 17° 58' N., longitude 90° 10' E. Light 

 Vessel, computed to bear N. W. ^ N. distance 200 miles. 



Ship Bramin. Extract forwarded by Ca.pt. Biden. 

 The ship Bramin from Singapore bound to Madras, had from 20th 

 May, between latitudes 8° and 8° 38' N. heavy threatening weather 

 from S. by W., veering gradually to S. W., and reducing her to close 

 reefs till the 23rd, when the weather became finer. No Barometer or 

 longitudes are given in her log, but we may take it that she was far 

 to the Eastward, and that this was the usual weather at the setting 

 in of the monsoon. 



Extract from the Log of the Barque Seeing at at am, from Acheen Head 

 to Madras, reduced to civil time. Forwarded by Capt. Biden. 



From the time of leaving Acheen Head, we had a continuance of 

 gloomy unsettled weather to the — 



20^ May. — Wind S. S. W. 4 p. m. increasing gales, heavy squalls 

 with rain, thunder and lightning, latitude 7° 30', longitude 98° 50'. 



2\st May.— At noon wind S. S. W., latitude 9° 10, longitude 88° 50'. 

 Commences with heavy squalls, with rain, thunder and lightning, a 

 heavy confused sea. 



At 8 f. m. increasing gales, heavy squalls, gloomy weather close 

 reefed topsails, and reefed foresail. 



Throughout these twenty-four hours, a continuance of heavy squalls 

 and gloomy weather. 



22nd May.— Wind S. W. by S., latitude 10°, longitude 85° 30'. 

 Commences with heavy gales and squalls of rain, thunder and lightning, 

 a heavy confused sea, under close-reefed topsails ; latter part more mo- 

 derate, made sail. 



The remainder of the passage gloomy, unsettled weather, squally with 

 rain, thunder, and lightning, with a continuance of threatening appear- 

 ances. S. Foster, Mate. 



