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Extract from the Log of the Barque Lyndoch from Madras towards 



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



20th Mag Saturday, 1843. — 1 p. m. of 19th, winds E. N. E. steady 

 breezes and fine weather; 4 p. m. ditto wind and weather; 6 steady 

 breezes and cloudy weather; 8 squally; 10 wind E. by S. midnight 

 squally with rain, wind E. by N. At 2 a. m. 20th increasing winds and 

 squally with lightning to the Eastward. Daylight decreasing winds and 

 cloudy weather. At 8 winds E. N. E. and ditto weather, at 10 squally. 

 Noon steady breezes and fine, watch employed bending mainsail. Lati- 

 tude by observation 18° 42' North. 



p. m. Winds E. N. E. fresh breezes and cloudy weather ; at 4 in- 

 creasing breezes and cloudy. At 6-30 increasing wind, at 8 fresh 

 winds and cloudy with lightning. At 10-30 strong breezes and squal- 

 ly. At 12 strong breezes and squally. 



2ist Mag. — a. m. Wind N. E. by E.; at 2 increasing gales; at 3 and 

 at 10 strong gales. Wind E. N. E. squally weather at 11 severe 

 gales ; noon, increasing gales and very severe squalls ; sun obscured. 

 p. m. Wind E. N. E. strong gales and squally ; at 5-45 increasing gales 

 and severe squalls. At 8 severe gales and thick hazy weather ; at 9 

 increasing gales and very severe squalls with rain, laid the ship to un- 

 der the close reefed trysail and double reefed spanker; at 12 strong 

 gales and very heavy squalls. 



22d Mag, — At 4 increasing gales and severe squalls with rain, Day- 

 light heavy gales and very heavy squalls. At 8 blowing a tremendous 

 hurricane. Noon the same. p. m. wind N. E. by E. 30 wore ship ; at 

 1 p. m. shift of wind from the westward, and the ship under bare poles ; 

 at 3 wind W. S. W. ; at 4 blowing a tremendous hurricane, and the ship 

 lurching very heavily, filled the larboard quarter boat, cut her away ; 

 at 4-30 ship lurching very heavy, greatly damaged starboard quarter 

 boat, carpenter prepared his axes to cut away masts if necessary. 

 At 5 carried away the spanker gaff; at 6 the hurricane abated a 

 little; at 8 very strong gales and severe squalls with thick hazy 

 weather. Midnight strong gales and severe squalls with thick hazy 

 weather. 



23d Mag. — Daylight inclined to moderate with decreasing squalls. 

 At 10 more moderate ; at noon decreasing wind and cloudy, sun obscur- 

 ed. 7 a. m. wind S. S. W. ; 10 S. W. 



