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Barometer inclining to rise. At 5 p. m. sounded in 28 fathoms, set the 

 fore-top staysail to wear ship, but she would not pay off, sent the hands 

 below to trim her, but the ship was labouring so heavy that very little 

 was done. At 6-30, shoaling our water fast, set the reefed fore course, 

 and tried to wear again, but this had no effect, sent the hands below 

 again to trim over more shot. At 8, the gale having greatly moderated 

 and the sea falling, set the double reefed fore-top-sail, but it had no ef- 

 fect, the ship still carrying the helm hard a weather; the water having 

 shoaled to 15 fathoms, clewed up the head sails and brought up. At 

 9 p. m. in JO fathoms veered cable to 60 fathoms and stowed sails, the 

 gale moderating fast. Midnight moderate and cloudy ; the Barometer 

 having rose to 29.60, after which she had fine weather. 



25tk October. — Commenced moderate and fine, with a light breeze 

 from the S. Eastward. At day-light found ourselves off the land about 

 three or four miles, Sadras Hills bearing West. 



Log of the Ship Repulse. 



The Repulse was lying in Madras roads, and at 8 a. m. slipped 

 and put to sea, the wind marked N. N. E., course East. At 10, wind 

 N. E. by E. Noon increasing. At 1 p. m. wind S. E. At 8 p. m. 

 moderating, anchored in 19 fathoms. This ship's Barometer is mark- 

 ed as follows : — 



At 8 a.m 29.60 



10 „ 29.29 



4 p. m. 29.27 



6 „ 29.29 



8 „ .. .... .. 29.35 



10 „ 29.38 



12 „ 29.50 



When the weather cleared up the centre of the Sadras hills bore 

 N. W. by N. ; she returned safely to Madras. 



Log of the Ship Princess Royal, Capt. C. J. Lorck. 



The Princess Royal slipped and put to sea at 9-30 a. m. with a gale 

 at N. \ E. at 6 a. m. and North varying to the Eastward in squalls 

 when she slipped. She stood out to the Eastward of course, and at 



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