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19th, Friday. — Light airs from E. N. E. and sultry weather, latitude 

 15° 29'. Barometer 29.85. p. m. light breeze from the Eastward and 

 heavy wind. 



20th Saturday. — a. m. Cloudy weather and much lightning with 

 heavy swell from the Eastward ; latter parts squally with distant 

 thunder and vivid lightning and suspicious looking weather; saw the 

 land offNarsapour Point. Latitude 16° 9'. Barometer 29.85 to 29.75. 

 p. m. fresh increasing breeze from N. E. and heavy swell, exchanged 

 signals with the " Inez ;" prepared for bad weather. Throughout the 

 night hard squalls from Eastward and E. N. E. with a heavy sea 

 getting up and much rain and lightning. 



2\st Sunday. — From daylight to noon blowing a strong gale with 

 occasional hard squalls and rain ; under a close reef main topsail and 

 close reefed mizen. Latitude by account 15° 31'. Barometer 29.70. 

 p. m. heavy gale and increasing, with much sea, and ship labouring 

 greatly, wind drawing to E. S. E. Midnight, increasing in violence 

 with tremendous squalls and rain. 



22d Monday, — Ship now labouring greatly with the heavy seas, lash- 

 ed one half of the new poop awning to the Gaff to assist in keep- 

 ing to. Barometer 29.60. 



p. m. Wind drawing round to the Southward and inclining to lull ; 

 suspecting a sudden shift round to the S. W. immediately wore ship, 

 which no sooner done, and, had the yards again secured, when it 

 commenced blowing a perfect hurricane from South, accompanied with 

 dark weather, and tremendous heavy rain and high sea, which threw 

 the vessel completely on her beam ends, staving in the quarter 

 boat. I now fully expected every instant to see the masts all 

 go by the board, as from the great and constant labouring of the 

 vessel the rigging had become quite slack, and the topmasts were 

 pressed over like a bow ; fortunately we had taken the precaution 

 previous to have swifters on, as in righting again and rolling sud- 

 denly to windward, it would all have snapped during the tremen- 

 dous gusts, and after, it was impossible to distinguish any thing the 

 length of the vessel, from the violent rain and drift of the sea which 

 completely washed over all. From our position by reckoning, and great 

 drift which we have experienced whilst lying to from the commence- 

 ment, and heavy seas from the eastward and S. E. and which still in- 



