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The late results shew a tendency 1 



to continued rising in the Baro- 



meter, the Sympiesometer is 



also risii 



ig, so that in all probability the 



worst of the gale has 



appeared for thi 



s night ; at all events upon Col. 



Reid's Theory, the return of the gale 



may be felt before to-morrow.* 



The Acting Astronomer has made ar 



rangements for a register to be 



kept throughout the i 



light. 







Abridged Report of Logs of vessels in Madras Roads, forwarded by 



Capt. Biden. 

 Brig Columbine, Capt. Crisp, Madras Roads. 



2\th October, 1842. — £. m. strong gales, and a heavy sea run- 

 ning from the N. E., by midnight heavy squalls with rain. Wind 

 N. E. At 4 a. m. ditto weather. At 7 a. m. close reefed the top 

 sails, and double reefed the main trysail, and cleared the decks for 

 sea. At 8 a. m. ditto weather. At 9-30 a. m. tremendous heavy 

 squalls with rain, and having every appearance of a gale, slipped 

 the chain at the 75th fathom shackle, and stood out to sea under the 

 close reefed topsails and fore-top-mast staysail; most of the other 

 vessels in the roads having slipped likewise. Wind N. E. At noon 

 ditto weather with a heavy sea, the ship labouring much, and shipping 

 a quantity of water on deck. 



p. m. Commences with hard gales, and a heavy sea with tremen- 

 dous squalls. At 2 p. m. wind E. N. E. At 4 p. m. wind East. 

 At 8-30 p. m. the wind having gradually veered round to the 



* So in MSS. 



