708 Thirteenth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 166. 

 Brig Charles Heddle, Thursday 27th Feb. to Friday 28th Feb. 1845. 



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The weather becoming fine, bent the 

 fore-sail, and spare fore top-sail, took 

 the main top-sail yard for a main yard, 

 and let the reefs out of the fore and 

 aft main-sail. 



Cloudy still, and lightning in all 

 quarters. 



Fine, and sea smooth with a pleasant 

 breeze. 



Latitude observation,.. 20° 19' S. 



Longitude chronometer, 54° 29' 28" 



1 shall notice this log separately, but at present, I proceed to print the remaining 

 documents, so as first to adduce from them the general track of the storm, and then 

 take up the peculiar investigations which this log gives rise to. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Appolline, Captain Thomas, from the 

 Mauritius, bound to Calcutta. Civil time. 



The Appolline left the Mauritius on the 19th February 1845, with 

 light N. Easterly winds to midnight of that day. 



20th February. Winds ENE., East, and variable ; at 11 a. m. cloudy 

 suspicious weather, at Noon heavy squall and rain, latitude by account 

 18° 50', Round Island having borne at 6 a. m. SEbS.* since when the 

 ship had made 23' NNE. hence the longitude about 57° 50' East. p. m. 

 to midnight squally, moderating and freshening again, wind from NEbE. 

 and East, ship standing from noon to midnight to the NEbN. and 

 NNE. 



21st February, a. m. wind ESE. fresh breeze and cloudy, vessel stand- 

 ing to the NEbN. 68' to latitude 16° 52' S. longitude 58° 10' East by 



* Distance not given, or 1 have omitted it. 



