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boat. At 4J the main topmast went over the side, carrying with it the 

 main cap and part of the mast head ; cut away as much of the wreck 

 as possible to save the rudder and ship. The crew, although strong 

 and numerous, very inefficient. At 5, the typhoon at the highest pos- 

 sible state of fury, the mizen mast went over the starboard quarter, 

 carrying with it the boom, gaff, binnacles, compasses, broke the 

 steering wheel, and started the upper rudder brace, also a sky-light 

 hatch, signal chest, stancheons and every thing on the poop ; the ship 

 completely under water, yet leaking but little. About noon the wind 

 veered to South, and became more moderate. The Barometer getting 

 rapidly up, but a high sea ; the ship rolling fearfully. Barometer at 

 noon 28.90, at 8 p. m. 29.00'. Lat. 19° 26' N., long. 88 D 30' E. 



3?'d October. — On the morning of this day cleared away the wreck, 

 saw two ships dismasted and stern frame of a third, with the name 

 in white letters, but could not read them, the sea high and the crew 

 as much disabled as the ship ; every thing full of water. Books, charts, 

 clothes, nautical instruments and one chronometer all spoiled ; wind 

 S. S. W. Barometer at 4 a. m. 29.40, at noon 29.50. 



\th October. — This day the ship rolling dreadfully, quite under 

 water ; nothing could be done but keeping her pumped out ; found a 

 great quantity of our bread in a damaged state, wind moderated from 

 South. Barometer 29.70. Latitude 19° 46' N., longitude 87° 50' E. 



From Mr. Bond, Master Attendant at Balasore, I have been favored 

 as usual with the following able Statements of the Winds and 

 Weather. 



I have the pleasure to forward an account of the breeze here on 

 the 1st to the 7th October 1842, up to which time the wind was vari- 

 able, with cloudy weather and rain. The Barometer only fell to 29.52, 

 thereby indicating rain more than wind, which indeed proved cor- 

 rect; the sea rose above high water mark, occasioned by the wind to 

 the Southward, and three Salt Vessels were driven ashore and two 

 Telingahs, also three Maldive boats foundered below Chooramoon; the 

 people of two of them having been saved in their boats, the other 

 people were supposed to have gone ashore near Hidgelee. No other 



