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p. m. Wind S. W. by S. At 7 S. by W. p. m. strong gales heavy 

 squalls, rain, and a heavy swell running ; at 5 more moderate ; at 10 

 increasing gale. Midnight increasing squalls with rain. 



2±th May. — At 4 p. m. moderate with a fine clear sky ; daylight 

 moderate ; 10 wind S. by E. ; 11 South ; Noon moderate and fine ; lati- 

 tude by observation 16° 24' N. 



To the foregoing Log, Captain Biden adds the following valuable 

 notes obtained by him from Captain Corney. 



" I have just got hold of Captain Corney of the Lord Lyndoch, 

 he says at J past Noon on Monday the 22d, the Barometer fell from 

 28.35 to 27.95 — at 10 a.m. it was at 28.35 — he says the strongest 

 gusts were about 1 p. m. when there were intermitting severe gusts, 

 accompanied by great and terrible heat — and there were alternate gusts 

 of heat and cold after the hurricane veered to S. W.* 



" The commencement of the Gale was from N. E. by N., just after 

 Midnight on the 20th — all the 21st the Easterly gale continued — 

 the change was preceded by a dead calm which lasted J of an hour. — , 

 and the shift was about one p. m. on Monday, when the Barometer 

 was at its minimum — a tremendous cross sea arose at this time, but 

 the swell from the S. W. soon subdued that which had got up from the 

 Eastward. Rain and drift of sea accompanied the hurricane, darken- 

 ing the atmosphere very much — sails were blown away from the yards, 

 though well secured with studding sail gear, &c. 



Ship was nearly thrown on her beam ends. Poultry drowned on lee 

 side of the Poop." 



Abridged Log of the Ship Julia, Capt. Jones, from Calcutta to the 

 Mauritius, reduced to Civil time. 



18th May.— Noon in latitude 18° 29' longitude 89° 38'. Calms and 

 light rains to midnight. " Heavy clouds rising from S. E. quarter. 

 Barometer only 29.75, which is lower than it stands generally." Mid- 

 night light S. W. breeze. 



\9th May. — 2 a. m. light S. E. breeze to noon when latitude 18° 05' 

 longitude 89° 06' observation. 7 p. m. freshening, vivid lightning S. S. E. 

 to S. S. W. ; midnight steady breeze S. E. 



* The italics are mine. — H. P. 



