1 843] Law of Storms in India. 345 



Noon, wind lulled for the space of half an hour, and shifted to the 

 South, and blew a hurricane from that quarter also, which caused the 

 sea to run up in the shape of a cone, making it very dangerous for a 

 ship to live in. Lat. account 12° 0' North, longitude 85° 30' East. 

 At 4 p. m. wind still at South, with a tremendous heavy sea, ship 

 laying to, under bare poles, as no canvas would stand to it. Barometer 

 28.50. At 8 p. m. a little more moderate, but sea still very high. 

 Barometer upon the rise 2880. 



Midnight cloudy, but more moderate, and sea falling ; made sail to 

 trysail and foresail. Barometer still rising and 29.00. 



2£th October. — Monday at 4 a. m. wind from the S. S. E. still 

 moderating, and sea going down. Barometer 29.20. 



At 8 a. m. wind still from the S. S. E. and moderating fast, sky 

 beginning to break through the clouds. Barometer 29.50. 



Noon, moderate and fine, clear sky, with sea decreasing, wind at S. E. 

 latitude observed 12° 6' N. longitude Chron. 84° 30' E. ; ship arrived 

 at Madras on the 29th October. John Errington, 



Commander, 



Abridged Log of the Ship London, from Madras to Moulmein, re- 

 duced to civil time. Forwarded by Capt. Biden 



22d October. — p. m. to midnight, fresh breeze from N. E., and in- 

 creasing with squalls. Ship standing to the E. S. E. about 22 miles 

 in the 12 hours. Bar. 29.75. 



23d October. — a. m. strong breeze N. E. increasing with squalls, 

 and heavy head sea. At 6, wind N. N. E. At 8, increasing gale with 

 heavy gusts, close reefed topsails. Bar. 29.80. Ther. 81°. Noon, strong 

 gale, frequent violent squalls and heavy sea. Bar. 29-70. Lat. by ac- 

 count 12° 56' N. long. 83° 55' E. p. m. wind N. E. increasing ; fre- 

 quent heavy squalls, lying to with head to the S. E. 4 p. m. Bar. 

 29.70. 8 p. m. wind E. N. E. Midnight heavy gale with frequent 

 violent squalls. 



24th October.— I a. m. Bar. 29.50. At 2, wind marked S. E. 

 with the same. At 6, wore to the N. E. Noon Bar. 29-70. to 29.50.* 



* So in the MSS. I do not find it mentioned that there were two, and the Bar. 

 cannot I think have varied so much in the squalls. I suppose the meaning to be, 

 that between midnight and noon the Bar. had risen from 29.50. to 29.70. 



