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



27th February, a. m. From 8 p. m. on the preceding day to noon on 

 this day, the wind is marked as blowing all round the compass. At 3 a. m. 

 more moderate ; at daylight clear weather, made sail ; and at noon, fine. 

 Latitude by observation 19° 11' S. Longitude by chronometer 51° 14' 

 45" E. 



Abridged extract from the Log of the Barque Commerce de Bordeaux, 

 from Bourbon to Pondicherry. Civil time. Forwarded by Captain 

 Royer. 



We have fortunately for this vessel's Log a newspaper notice, as 

 follows : 



" French bark Commerce de Bordeaux* from Bourbon, the 28th 

 February, bound to Pondicherry, experienced on the 23rd in latitude 

 14° 37' S., and longitude 54° 44' E., a hurricane which lasted three 

 days, commencing at SE. and round the compass ; lost mizen mast, and 

 main topmast, mainyard, sails and boats." 



This gives us the spot where the storm commenced. The vessel 

 lost sight of the Maupertuis at noon 21st, and stood to the N. East- 

 ward with the SE. trade. 



22nd February, a. m. — Standing to the N. Eastward. Noon, freshening, 

 p. m. squally weather; wind increasing from SSE.; at 4 p. m. close 

 reefed, and hove to. 



23rd February, 1 a. m. — Blowing a gale from SSE. ; veering to 

 South at 5 a. m. ; and SE. at 8. At 9 a. m. calm ; ship not steering. 

 Soon after noon, wind NE. increasing fast; vessel scuds to the SW. 9' 

 per hour. 4 p. m. hurricane. Barometer two lines below " tempdte."\ 

 heavy sea ; at 5 " wind is furious." The wind is now described between 

 5 and 7 p. m. as making the circuit of the compass several times ! 



At 7 p. m. blowing harder ; the fore topmast staysail split, and the ves- 

 sel broached to, and lay upon her beam ends till 9f p. m. when the mizen 

 mast being cut away, and the main topmast going, she bore up ; main 

 yard arm is carried away and launch stove. No winds marked from 4 

 p. m. to 9 a. m. ; hurricane at full, and sails blowing from the yards. 



* My copy says, Courier. It may be my own mistake or that of the paper, but 

 there is no doubt that this is the vessel, as the damage sustained is the same, 

 f I do not know what this is; 1 presume like our own "stormy." 



