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the water baled out of the cabin and cuddy, got some more of the wreck 

 cut away, tiller loosened a little on the rudder head, got quite pitch 

 dark, sent the men to rest in the cuddy. Barometer 28.50. Ship lay- 

 ing to, helm down, head E. N. E. to N. E., wind about S. S. E., cross 

 turbulent agitated sea on, less water on deck, and violence of the storm 

 moderating. From 9 to midnight strong gale and overcast weather, 

 steady at S. S. E. Midnight ditto weather, ship rolling heavy at times, 

 the Sympiesometer rose to 28.96, the Barometer got broke by striking 

 against the side in one of the heavy rolls after the violence of the storm 

 had subsided. 



3rd October. — a. m. strong gale from S. S. E. and dark weather, but 

 clearing away a little ; ship laying to, head to Eastward, very easy and 

 decks clear of water, great heat coming up from below. Sunrise hard 

 gale and fair weather with passing clouds, wind S. S. E., ship laying 

 to under bare poles, but not to the wind ; clearing the wreck. Noon 

 strong winds and fair weather. Sympiesometer 29.40. Thermometer 

 82°. Latitude observation 19° 46', longitude chronometer 88°. Situa- 

 tion by account at midnight of the 1st, when the violence of the gale 

 commenced and lasted to 4 a. m on the 2nd October, was latitude 

 18° 30' North (about) and longitude 89° 0' East. p. M. strong winds 

 from the Southward, and cloudy weather. At 2, Sympiesometer 29.56. 

 Thermometer 84°. Squalls at intervals and light rain, high sea on from 

 S. E. Employed clearing wreck and getting the foreyard up, set the lee 

 part of the mainsail, a few cloths to leeward, the rest being all blown 

 away, to keep the ship to; the foresail nearly torn to pieces, very high 

 sea on. Midnight strong southerly winds, passing squalls at times. 

 Midnight ditto. Finding ourselves at so little distance from the Sand- 

 heads, and a strong southerly wind blowing and likely to continue, 

 and not being able yet to keep the ship to the wind, it being S. S. E. 

 and quite dead foul, we determined to run back, kept away N. E. by 

 N. under clew of mainsail, going about two knots. 



4th October. — a. m. strong breeze from S. S. E. to South, with 

 passing light squalls, kept the ship N. E. by N. £ N. to check the 

 westerly set that always prevails outside at this time. Noon, sea subsid- 

 ing gradually, moderate breeze and fair weather. Latitude by observa- 

 tion 20° 12' North, longitude per chronometer 87° 58' ; had a strong 

 set about W. S. W., and shortly arrived safe at Calcutta. 



