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a tarpauling on the weather mizen rigging, at noon terrific squalls, got 

 the anchors secured with extra lashings, ship behaving very well, Baro- 

 meter from 28.8 to 29.0, 28.90 and 28.80. At 1 p. M. a heavy sea struck 

 the back of the rudder, carried away some of the pintles and gudge- 

 ons, got a hawser passed over the stern to keep the rudder steady ; at 

 2 if possible, blowing harder, the lee side of the fore castle, and top- 

 gallant rail under water ; wind veering from East to E. S. E. and S. E. 

 blowing very severe. 



23rd Tuesday. — Barometer at 2 a. m., 28.75 wind hauling to S. S. 

 E. the hawser securing the rudder cut through, the rudder now beat- 

 ing from side to side at a most fearful rate making all tremble; at 

 5 wind South, at 6 broke down the after cabins to get at the rudder, 

 all the pintles being gone with the exception of the upper one ; suc- 

 ceeded in lifting it out, and letting it go clear of the ship. 8 p. m. wind 

 moderating at S. S. W. Midnight Ditto ; Barometer 29.0 to 29.5 and 10. 



2Ath Wednesday. — Ship making a great deal of water, observed the 

 counter stove in, and the rudder case all started in consequence of 

 the time it took to get clear of the rudder ; all hands, with the passen- 

 gers, employed at the pumps ; at 2 getting more moderate, commenced 

 making a jury rudder with the spanker boom for a main piece and 

 20 fathoms of chain cable. 



25th May. — Employed at the pumps and rudder, got it over and 

 made sail ; latitude 16° 18' longitude 83° 18' 45' E. deemed it proper to 

 haul up for Coringa to repair damages, at 4 p. m, sighted Coringa 

 Light. Noon, anchored in the Roads, the crew quite exhausted from 

 incessant labour. 



This hurricane according to Col. Reid's Theory of Storms, passed 

 from E. N. E. in a W. S. Westerly direction, and the centre of it 

 could have been no great distance from us to the southward, at least 

 not more than from 6 to 8 miles. 



I have seen the Commander of the unfortunate Amelia Thompson, 

 he says this Hurricane commenced with him from N. Westward, ver- 

 ing to West and S. Westward, thereby shewing that the centre of this 

 turning wind or hurricane was to the Northward of him. 



The Barometer is by Troughton and Sims, a most excellent instru- 

 ment, its average range in ordinary weather is from 29.90 to 30.10 

 and 30.12. (Signed,) H. Ckawfobd. 



