782 Ninth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. QNo. 141. 



account 17° 24' N., longitude 91° 28' E. lying to. From 2 p. m. " wind 

 shifted* to a gale from S. S. W." Hove to under storm staysails. 5h. 

 30 strong gale, ship labouring much and so till midnight. 



1st October. — a. m. wind lulling at intervals, wind (apparently) S. S. 

 W. till 6 a. m. when wind marked S. S. E. " At 9J bore away N. W. 

 by N. with a heavy swell." Noon, latitude observation 18° 2' N., 

 longitude account 90° 15' E. p. m. wind S. E. fresh breezes and rain 

 to midnight, when by account it would appear, that she was about in 

 latitude 19° 331', longitude 89° 28' E. 



2nd October. — a. m. heavy squalls and rain S. E. 6-30 " fresh 

 gale and dark rainy weather with a heavy southerly sea." 7 f. m - 

 hove to under storm sails. At 10.15 in JO fathoms water. Noon 

 latitude observation 20° 47' N., longitude 88° 10' E. p. m. wind S. E., 

 in 55 fathoms. Brisk gale to midnight, when fine. 



3rd October. — a. m. wind S. E. 4 p. m. in 35 fathoms, and at 5 

 a. m. 80 fathoms, no ground (being on the Swatch). Noon, latitude 20° 

 56' N. and squally. At 0.30 p. m. saw the Pilot. 



Extract from the Log of the ship Halifax Packet, from Calcutta, 

 bound to England. Forwarded by the Master Attendant, Point 

 de Galle. 



30th September, 1842 —At midnight the Pilot left us at the Sand- 

 heads, all possible sail set, wind N. N. E. steering S. S. E. Latitude at 

 noon 21° 18' N., longitude 88° 40' E. Bar. 29.60. Ther. 82°. 



\st October. — During the afternoon of this day the wind increased, 

 double reefed the topsails, the wind veering from N. N. E. to East. 

 Barometer and Thermometer same as yesterday, 



2nd October — At 2 a. m. civil time, the Barometer had fallen to 

 27-90, made all snug, the slings of the foreyard gave way, got the 

 yard and sail secured across the forecastle, it then blowing a terrific 

 hurricane. At 4 a. m. the bowsprit gave way, carrying away the 

 foremast near the deck, the starboard bower anchor stock, starboard 

 gangway rail, bulwarks, split the covering board, and stove the long 



* Wind not marked, but apparently from W. N. W. when the shift took piace. 



