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account, p. m. Barometer falling, making preparation for bad weather. 

 At midnight brisk gales and cloudy, ship standing to the NE. wind SEbE. 



22nd February, a. m. wind SEbE. ; by noon blowing a complete hur- 

 ricane in the squalls. 4 a. m. hove to. p. m. wind marked EbS. weather 

 the same and a cross sea ; at 8, Barometer still falling. 



23rd February. The same ; heavy gale and rain ; blowing a complete 

 hurricane during the squalls. At 8 a. m. Barometer 28.5, wind marked 

 ESE. to noon, and p. m. SEbE. To midnight, the weather the same. 



24th February, p. m. wind marked East ; at 8 a. m. blowing a complete 

 hurricane with much rain. Bar. 28° 5' ship under bare poles, head to the 

 Northward, p. m. the same. Wind EbN. and at 3, NEbE. At 2 p. m. 

 wore ship to the SE. the weather the same. 



25th February. At 4 a. m. more moderate, Barometer rose 0.2. At 

 8 a. m. made a little sail. Noon latitude account 16° 53', longitude 

 55 9 31' E.* and by midnight the weather was moderate. 



Abridged Log of the Ship John Adam, Captain Mansfield, from Mauri' 

 tins to Calcutta, reduced to Civil time. 



The John Adam left the Mauritius in company with the Sophia, 

 and at noon, 20th February 1845, was in latitude 14° 36' S. longitude 

 59° 38' E. with a fine SE. trade, p. m. the same; midnight calm. 



20th to 2lst February, a. m. wind ESE., East, and at noon NNE. 

 a. m. squally, no Obs. latitude account about 12° 30' longitude 59° 30' E. 



p. m. increasing wind Northerly ; vessel standing to the Eastward, 

 with a high confused sea. 9 p. m. wind NW. course NE|E. 4 p. m. Bar. 

 29.50, made preparation for bad weather. 10 p. m. to midnight hard 

 gales and constant rain. Wind NW. from 9. p. m. 



22nd February, a. m. moderating, NW. wind, and vessel making sail, 

 accordingly. Noon, no observation, latitude by account about 1 1° 30'; 

 longitude account 61° 10' E. Barometer 29.50, thermometer 83° 10' 

 squally and unsettled, wind NW. p. m. to midnight wind NNW. the 

 same weather. 



* Perhaps by Chronometer, worked by the latitude by account. 



