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20th May. — 1 a. m. Barometer 29.72. Noon, increasing breeze S. E. 

 by E. squally and heavy head sea; latitude 16°09 / longitude 88° 13' 

 Barometer 29.75. p. m. hard squalls wind E. S. E. threatening ap- 

 pearance to the Eastward. 7 p. m. severe gusts with rain and lightning; 

 1 1 p. m. wind S. E. by E. ; 1 p. m. Barometer 29.55 ; at 6 p. m. 29.50 ; 

 at 9, 29.50 ; midnight 29.50. Thermometer 86° throughout. 



21 st May. — S. E. by E. gale, with increasing heavy cross sea ; 2 a. m. 

 S. E. Noon strong gale ; latitude account 13° 50' longitude 86° 46' 

 Barometer 1a.m. 29.50 ; 4 a. m. 29.50 ; 6 a.m. 29.49 ; 9 a. m. 29.48 

 Thermometer 86°. p. m. wind S. E. to S. S. E. severe gale. 6 p. m. 

 severe gale with squalls at times " attended with a thick fog." Mid- 

 night the same weather ; 1 p. m. Barometer 29.48 ; 6 p. m. 29.48. 



22c? May. — To noon, wind S. E. to S. S. E. severe gale with 

 heavy cross sea; latitude account 13° 47' longitude account 86° 05' E. 

 Barometer 1 a. m. 29.50; 6 a. m. 29.50; 10 a.-m. 29.50. Thermometer 

 86°. p. m. wind S. E. to South, strong gales and sea as before. 4 p. m. 

 moderating a little ; 7 gale increasing again, midnight strong gale and 

 clear weather, wind about South. p. m. Barometer 29.45 ; 6 p. m. 

 29.45 ; 11 p. m. 29.40. Thermometer 86°. 



23c? May. — a. m. The same gale from South. Barometer 5 a. m. 

 29.40. 11 a. m. 29.40 ; Ther. 86. Noon latitude observation 15° 47' 

 longitude 85° 20'. The Log remarks that the Vessel had suffered 

 much by the heavy cross sea arising from a S. E. and S. W. swell 

 for the last 24 hours, p. m. wind Southerly, more moderate ; 5 p.m. 

 again increasing. Barometer 1 p. m. 29.55. 6 p. m. 29.55 ; Ther. 86°. 



24/^ May. — a. m. becoming fine ; wind South to Noon, when lati- 

 tude observation 15° 42' N., longitude 85°51' E. Barometer at 2 a. m. 

 29.60; 11 a. m. the same. Thermometer 86°. 



Extracts from the Log of the Transport Champion, Captain Budd, 

 reduced to civil time. Forwarded by Captain Biden. 



\8th May. — Light airs from E. N. E. and hot, sultry weather ; strong 

 set to the Northward, and much swell from the Eastward, latitude 

 14° 6'. Barometer 29.9. 



