1845.] Thirteenth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 



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Log of the Brig Charles Heddle, of Mauritius, Capt. Finck. Copied by Capt. 

 Royer, Master Attendant at that Port, and translated by Henry Pidding- 

 ton. Nautical Time. 



Friday 21st to Saturday 22d Feb. 1845. 



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Courses. 



Winds. 



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Horizon very low (tres rappro- 

 che,J thick weather all round. Hea- 

 vy sea, smart breeze, under the large 

 sails, pumped every two hours. 



Sea and wind gradually increas- 

 ing, vessel labouring greatly, weather 

 squally, and threatening all round, the 

 squalls very heavy. At 9h. 30' p.m. 

 the main yard went in two in the slings, 

 clued up and furled main top-sail, un- 

 bent main-sail, and secured the pieces 

 of the main yard on the booms. In 

 jib, and mizen ; scudding under the 

 fore sail, fore top-sail, and fore top 

 mast stay-sail, to wait for day light; 

 heavy squalls and sea. Down main 

 topsail yard, and struck top gallant 

 mast. Noon, in close reef fore top-sail. 

 The gale begins to make itself be felt ; 

 scudding under fore-sail, and fore top- 

 sail. Latitude by account 16° 42' S. 

 Longitude account 57° 45' E. 



Brig Charles Heddle, Saturday 22d to Sunday 23d February 1845. 



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* About is marked in the log. 



t These last winds, and courses are so marked in 

 the changes between Noon, and 1 a. m. on the next day, 



Kemarks. 



Very bad weather ; frightful sea ; 

 blowing very hard with incessant rain ; 

 vessel taking in seas over the quarter 

 while scudding under the fore-sail, and 

 close reefed fore top-sail. Pumped 

 every hour, vessel labouring greatly 

 from the seas which swept over us. 

 At 2 p. m. perceiving that the head 

 rope of the fore-sail had given way, sent 

 two hands to cut away the earings, 

 and let it come on deck, saved the 

 sail. The fore top mast stay-sail 

 halyards having given way hoisted 

 the sail by a tackle. Gale at its 

 height, scudding right before the 

 wind, as it continually veered round 

 the compass; pumps, attended to; 

 vessel labouring excessively. It being 

 impossible to clue up the fore top- 

 sail without risking severe damage, 

 we resolved to run our chance of 

 what might happen. 



N.B. No position is given on (his 

 day.— H. P. 



the log, I presume they mean to designate 

 as a memorandum of the gradual veering. 



