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breach over her,— and from the shifting of her ballast and quantity 

 of water in her hold, she appeared to be bodily settling down. Baro- 

 meter still falling, and the danger imminent; the main mast was 

 cut away, after which she righted a little, and rose lighter to the 

 sea, but still with a heavy list to starboard. From the great strain- 

 ing of the ship, the water continued pouring in through every seam. 

 At 2 p. m. the foretopmast was carried away a foot above the cap. 

 At 3, the foremast went, four feet above deck, carrying every thing 

 with it; part of the wreck falling across the long, boat and pinnace* 

 stove both at nearly the same time. The mizen-topmast gaff, and 

 spanker boom fell on deck, leaving nothing standing above board 

 but the mizenmast. From the exhausted state of the crew, the 

 heavy rolling of the vessel, and the sea continually breaking over 

 her, it was found impossible to clear away the wreck, which, also 

 striking under the counter and different parts of the vessel, threatened 

 serious consequences. Sunday 1st November at day-light, the wind 

 lulled a little. At 8 a. m. the hurricane recommenced with re- 

 doubled fury. The wind which before was N. and by W. suddenly 

 shifted to the E. S. E. and settled at E. N. E. Sea breaking over 

 her fore and aft, making a clear sweep of the deck. It is a matter of 

 surprize and congratulation, that none of the men were washed from 

 the pumps, which were kept incessantly going during the intervals 

 of the sea; the spray was flying so furiously and thick, that the 

 forecastle could not be distinguished, and every part of the body that 

 was exposed, smarted from its effects. 



On Sunday night the 30th, the Barometer fell to 29.7- During the 

 height of the gale its lowest range was 27-6. The 1st Nov. it rose to 

 28°: it began to rise four hours before the gale moderated. 2nd, 

 moderate breezes, sea going down, all hands engaged in clearing 

 away the wreck, and getting up some spars as jury masts. Got her 

 before the wind and bore away for Aden, where she arrived on the 

 15th in a very shattered state, crew exhausted from having been 

 constantly at the pumps. 



It is worthy of remark, that during the hurricane, for such it was, 

 the wind which was N. N. W. at its commencement, veered to the 

 Westward, backed round to the E. S. E. and E. N. E. This agrees 

 perfectly with Reid's now generally admitted theory, of the circular and 





