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creased in force carrying the vessel right before them, I fully ex- 

 pected, should the wind not draw round to the S. W. that we should be 

 driven before night upon Narsapour Point, for the wind had hung so 

 constantly to the Eastward that with difficulty we could obtain an 

 offing ; immediately after the vessel righted I got below to my cabin 

 and found the Barometer had fallen suddenly from 29.60 to 29.20.* the 

 gale continued without intermission with hard squalls and rain with 

 tremendous cross sea until midnight. 



23c? Tuesday. — Midnight drawing round to S. S. W. and abating in 

 strength afterwards, when we made a little sail and kept away East. 

 During most part of the night the pumps were constantly at work. 

 From daylight to Noon decreasing, but still hard squalls ; by indift obsn. 

 Latitude 16° 0' Longitude 83° 20': found we had experienced a strong 

 lee current.f 



24^ Wednesday. — p. m. decreasing with passing squalls and much 

 sea, wind S. S. W. Barometer 29.60. 



25th Thursday. — The weather commenced moderating and sea sub- 

 siding, anchored at Vizagapatam, Barometer 29.60. to 29.90. 



Vincent Budd, 



Commander. 



Report from the Bark Chatham, Copt. Gifford, forwarded by the 

 Marine Board. 



In the Bay I experienced a severe gale from N. E. to S. E. com- 

 mencing on Saturday the 20th May at 10 p. m. and lasting to Mon- 

 day the 22d May noon, when it moderated. My Latitude was 16° 

 Longitude 84° in the height of the gale, by dead reckoning, and by 

 comparing logs with the Euphrates. I find it was more severe 30 

 miles S. W. of our position. Wm. Gifford. 



Report from Masulipatam by R. Alexander, Esq forwarded by 

 Capt. Biden. 



Masulipatam 23d May, 1843. 



From the weather we have experienced here I fear that you have 



had a gale at Madras, and bad weather both to the Northward and 



* The italics are mine, for this remarkable fall is a very curious phcenomenon. 

 f The storm wave. — H. P. 



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