1843.] 



Law of Storms in India. 



357 



24M October. — a. m. light wind from the 

 land, sky overcast but fine. Barometer falling. 

 Day-light same weather, cloudy but fair ap- 

 pearance, excepting the thick banks in the 

 N. E. which grew longer and darker, and the 

 N. E. swell still increased ; not liking the ap- 

 pearance of the weather, weighed at 7 a. m. 

 and stood to sea. Barometer began to rise, 

 wind freshening at Westward. At 10, wind 

 increasing to a gale, reefed the sails, and made 

 the ship snug, pitched away the jib-boom, 

 split main sail and carried away main topmast- 

 stay. Noon it blew a whole gale, W. S. W. 

 and a drizzling rain commenced, weather 

 looking stormy, but Barometer still high. 

 4 p. m. gale very severe, could just steer before it with difficulty 

 under close reefed topsails, sheeted half home, courses furled, top- 

 gallant masts on deck. 6 p. m. the rain ceased, the sky broke into 

 clouds, and Barometer began to rise. At 8, less wind, sky clearing. 

 Midnight wind abating fast, out close reefs and set foresail, weather 

 looking fine. 



25th October Day-light fine weather, made all sail, &c. At 



noon in latitude 11° 9' N. longitude 80° 20' E. At Madras, lati- 

 tude 12° 20' N. longitude 80° 55' E. Anchored in Madras Roads, 

 at 6 p. m. on the 26th. 



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Abridged Report of the Ship General Kyd. Forwarded by Cap- 

 tain Biden. 



24th October. — At 8-30 a. m. blowing fresh from the Northward 

 with heavy swell rolling in, and the Barometer being at 29.60, deem- 

 ed it advisable to slip and stand out to sea. 9 a. m. slipt and stood to 

 the Eastward under double reefed topsails. 9-45 breeze increasing fast. 

 Barometer 29.54, close reefed topsails, wind N. Eastward, ship stands 

 S. E. by E. Sails blowing to pieces, ship lying over much ; lee gang- 

 way under water ; stove in all the butts of water on lee side, and 

 hove spare staves and cotton oif orlop deck, into the hold. Baro- 

 meter 29.49. Soon finding the gale increasing fast, tried to heave 



