1844.] Tenth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 79 



by observation 14° 40' N., longitude 82° 52'. " An Easterly current the 

 last 24 hours, the high Easterly swell preceded the wind about 4 hours, 

 and the sea got up very rapidly with the wind,"* NoonJBarometer 

 28.90. Sympiesometer 28.80. At the commencement of the gale, Baro- 

 meter 29.80. Sympiesometer 29.60. p. m. hard gale N. E., high cross 

 sea. Midnight very hard gale. Wind at 9 p. m. Easterly. Midnight 

 E. S. E. 



22nd May. — 5 a. m. blowing a hurricane. 7 a. m. wind S. E. by S., 

 wind drawing S. E. and Southerly in the squalls. Noon wind S. S. E., 

 hurricane still continuing. Latitude account 14° 08' N., longitude 

 82° 29' E. p. m. continued heavy hurricane at South. Hail and rain at 

 1 p. m. 6 p. m. Barometer rising rapidly, wore and bore up to the N. 

 E. by E. 7 p. m. wind S. S. W. 8 p. m. Barometer 29.20. Midnight 

 hard gale and heavy squalls. 



23rd May. — 2 a. m. wind S. S. W. 6 a. m. to noon moderating, 

 and sail was gradually made, wind S. S. W. Latitude observation 16° 

 17', longitude 83° 44'. " A set of 62 miles South 69° E. in the last 

 48 hours." To midnight variable, and squally from the South to 

 S. S. W. 



Abridged Log of the Barque Lord Elphinstone, Captain Crawford, 

 from Madras towards Vizagapatam ; civil time. Forwarded by 

 Captain Biden. 



21st May, Sunday, 1843. — First part cloudy weather with wind 

 from N. N. E. to N. E. Barometer falling from 29.98 to 29.55. At 3 

 p. m. dark gloomy appearance with sudden gusts of wind, prepared for 

 bad weather. At 1 1 p. m. severe squalls. Midnight strong gales from 

 N. N. E. to N. E., veering between the two points. Barometer, 

 middle part 29.50 to 29.42, latter part and noon 29.20. Latitude 

 15° 45' N., longitude 83° 15' E. by dead reckoning. 



22nd Monday. — Severe gales from N. E. to E. N. E. and East ; at 

 10 a. m. blowing very hard with a high sea; at 10-30 severe squalls 

 split the double reefed topsails; Barometer 29.8 hove the ship to with 



* This remark is worth attention. The Easterly set was probably the outpouring 

 of the Godavery. 



