78 Tenth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 146. 



to 29.55. No observation, latitude account 15° 40', longitude 82° 40' E. 

 p. m. to midnight increasing storm, sea making a clear breach over 

 the vessel. 



22nd May. — a. m. heavy gale N. E. weather as before. At 10 

 a. m. wind marked at S. E. Barometer at 8 a. m. 29.35. Noon la- 

 titude by account 15° 30' N., longitude account 83° 00'. 1 p. m. " blow- 

 ing a perfect hurricane at S. E. with a terrific cross sea." lh. 30m. p. m. 

 Barometer at 28.83. At 2h. 30m. p. m. "hurricane at its highest, and 

 drawing round to the Southward ; vessel making very bad weather." 

 At 4h. 30m. p. m. Barometer inclining to rise a little, but no change 

 in the weather. " Hurricane continuing to blow if possible with more 

 fury." At 6 p. m. " hurricane having shifted to South, wore ship as we 

 were drifting fast in shore." 8 p. m. Barometer 29.29, and wind more 

 moderate. Midnight a heavy gale with squalls at times. 



23rd May a. m. hard gale S. S. W., daylight abating, but sea 



very heavy. Noon latitude 15° 38', longitude 83° 20' E. Wind S. S. 

 W., strong gale to midnight. 



24*7* May. — Strong monsoon from S. W. to W. S. W., latitude 

 17° 42', longitude 85° 00'. On the 25th, arrived in soundings, and on 

 26th at noon, Point Palmiras Light House bore N. E. by N. 4 or 5 

 leagues. 



Abridged Log of the Barque Euphrates, Capt. Wilson, from London, 

 bound to Calcutta, reduced to civil time. 



19th May, 1843. — To noon fine weather, wind from East to N. E. 

 by E., which had also been about its direction for the preceding 24 

 hours. Noon latitude 14° 51' N., longitude 81° 28' E. p. m. to mid- 

 night the same winds and weather. 



20^ May. — Winds from N. E. to North, freshening from North at 

 noon, and from latitude 16° 2}£ N. longitude 81° 40' E. At 10 a. m. 

 Masulipatam bore W. \ N., 10 miles, p. m. moderate breeze E. N. E. 

 increasing at 8 with thunder, lightning and rain. Midnight very threa- 

 tening appearance ; wind E. N. E., making all snug and standing to 

 the S. Eastward. 



2\st May.— By 6 a. m. hard gale E. N. E. 10 a. m. variable. At 

 noon N. Easterly, hard gale and squalls, with heavy rain. Latitude 



