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Chron. 28° §?>' E. The wind South, S. E. and S. S. E. squally and 

 variable to midnight. 



24th October. — Midnight to noon, fresh breeze and cloudy. Noon, 

 Latitude 14° 44' N., longitude 86° 38' E. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Lady Feversham from Calcutta to 

 Bombay, reduced to civil time. From Capt. Biden. 



22d October. — At noon, by log worked back from 24th, lat. 12° 45' 

 4 N. long. 86° 5' E. p. m. increasing winds with a squally appearance, 

 N. and N. by W. to midnight. At 11, blowing a gale, midnight wind 

 increasing with lightning, furled the foresail, from noon to midnight 

 had run 80 miles S. by E. and S., and 7 miles more to 1 a. m. of the 

 23d, placing the ship at midnight in lat. 1 1° 26±', long. 86° 22' E. 



23d October, — At 1 a. m. finding it impossible to run the ship longer, 

 clued up the main top sail. At lh. 30m. blowing a complete hurricane, 

 when the ship broached to the wind. Bar. at 2 p. m. of 22d, 29.70. At 

 11 p.m. 29.40. and at 1 a.m. of 23rd 28.40. At lh. 45m. p.m. blowing 

 a dreadful hurricane at N. ; the main and mizen masts fell over on the 

 starboard side, carrying with them the fore top mast ; cut away the wreck 

 as quick as possible, and cleared the mast from the ship's sides. At 2h. 

 45m. the wind suddenly lulled, when the ship fell off and rolled in a 

 most dreadful manner; a sea struck her abaft, which stove in four of 

 the upper stern windows, washing away all the bulk heads in the cuddy, 

 luggage, medicine chest, and every possible thing, however well secur- 

 ed. At 3, the wind shifted to the South and blew furiously, so that 

 no one could stand on deck; lost quarter boats, hen coops, binnacles, 

 bulwarks, and sails fore and aft, the long boat nearly filled, and all the 

 stock drowned. At 3h. 30m., the hurricane at its greatest force. Bar. 

 at 28.30. At 5h. commenced to abate, mustered all hands and found 

 the chief mate and one seaman seriously injured, sounded the pumps 

 at three feet and six inches, turned to and pumped her out. The main 

 yard having fallen through the deck on the starboard side, was the 

 cause of so much water being in the ship, boused it up and secured 

 the hole, cleared and cut away the remainder of the wreck ; still a heavy 

 sea, but wind gradually abating. At noon strong winds at E. S. E. 

 with heavy squalls and rain, all hands employed getting prepared to 

 make some sail. At noon lat. observed 12° 4' N. p. m. strong winds 



