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of Madras it fell as low as 29.30 at 3 a. m. on the 22d instant. 

 Wind veering throughout the 21st from N. N. W. to W. N. W. — the 

 quantity of rain which has fallen in 48 hours is 10J inches. Fourteen 

 vessels put to sea from these Roads between 11-30 and 1 p. m. on the 

 21st May. 



Cordelia.— Went as far out as 82° 20' E. Latitude 11° 30' N. Ba- 

 rometer fell to 29.0 and continued as low as 29.20 two days. The 

 heaviest of the gale was from N. W. ending at S. W. on Tuesday. 

 During the gale the sea was very heavy and confused, more so than 

 commonly in such gales. 



Brahmin from Singapore to Madras, Saturday 20th May, squalls at 

 4 p. m. midnight dark cloudy weather. Wind throughout veering from 

 S. W. to S. S. W. 6 a. m. heavy'squalls with much rain — Noon gale 

 increasing ; wind S. by W. 



Sunday 2 1st Strong gale and squalls with much rain. Wind S. by 



W. Midnight ditto weather. 6 a.m. more moderate, noon clear, latitude 

 observation 8° 16' N. 



22d Monday. — Commenced with unsettled weather, heavy squalls 

 with much rain, throughout squalls and unsettled weather, wind veering 

 from S. W. to S. S. W. 



Tuesday 23d. — Strong breezes and squalls, wind S. S. W. Midnight 

 dark cloudy weather. 4 a. m. more moderate and clear. Noon wind S. 

 W. clear weather, latitude observation 8° 38'. 



The Barque Braemar slipped from Madras Roads with the wind at 

 N. N. W., N. W. and finally W. N. W., She was laid on her beam ends 

 and righted only by cutting away her masts, the wreck of which carried 

 away her rudder. The Vessel became water-logged and nearly unma- 

 nageable and was driven by noon 23rd May to latitude by observation 

 12° 55' N. Wind at 1 p. m. on 22d civil time, being W. S. W. and at 

 1 a. m. 23d S. W. by S. She was finally driven on shore and wrecked 

 near False Point Divy. 



Ship Henry. — Put to sea from Madras Roads, and had the wind 

 veering from N. N. E. at 1 p. m. on the 21st May, to S. W. by W. at 

 noon on the 22d, when the Barometer was at 28.90. At midnight, 

 wind S. W. Barometer 29.20, the gale moderating towards daylight 

 on the 23rd ; at noon of which day she was in latitude 13° 18' and at 

 noon of the 24th in latitude 12° 26' N. longitude 81° 57' E. 



