1844.] Tenth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 89 



Brig Briton. — This vessel slipped and ran to sea with the wind 

 at N. W. at 1. 30. p. m. on the 21st May civil time. At 7 the wind 

 was North, and at 10 N. N. E. Vessel steering E. by S. 



On the 22d at 5 a. m. the wind shifted to West in a hard squall. 

 At noon hard gale, latitude by indifferent observation 12° 15' N; by 

 account 12° 35': longitude account 82° 51'. Barometer 29.20, having 

 made by log 158 miles E. by S. and E. S. E. from Madras roads. 



The wind marked S. W. fresh gales at midnight, moderating. 



On the 23d at noon latitude observation 11° 36' N. Account 12° 7' 

 Barometer 29° 40', Chronometer 83.25. Account 83.52. 



Ship Baboo — had increasing gales as she proceeded to the East- 

 ward, and at 2 a. m. on Monday 21st May, had it blowing very hard 

 from W. N. W. with continued sleet showers, thunder and lightning. 

 Two Barometers at their lowest 28.29. On Monday 22d at noon, latitude 

 obs. 12° 33' N. and longitude per 2 chros. 82° 0° E. Since then 

 had the wind mostly from S. S. W. to West. Baboo's Barometer when 

 she slipped was at 29.20, and here it stood, then at 29.57 ; her Baro- 

 meter is therefore .37 below the true range. — N. B. See subsequently her 

 report. 



Report of Capt. Stuart of the Barque Baboo, to Capt Biden. For- 

 warded by that Officer. 



On Sunday at 12-30 we slipped from 80 fathoms cable and went 

 to sea. 



Had an increasing gale as we went to the Eastward, and at 2 a.m. 

 on Monday 21st May had it blowing very heavy from W. N. W. with 

 continued sleet showers and much thunder and lightning. My two 

 Barometers at their lowest 28.29. 



The Kyd was the last of the ships seen by us on Sunday evening, 

 and none of them were seen afterwards. I laid my ship to, having 

 broke part of the wheel and got the man steering maimed, otherwise 

 we had no casualties. 



