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Eastward, and at 6 p. m. it was due East to midnight. Ship running 

 eight knots to the Northward. 



29th November. — Wind EbN., and ship running to the North, seven 

 and a half knots, to noon ; when latitude by observation 9° 8' North, 

 longitude 9 1° 0' East, frequent squalls, and the weather very unsettled. 

 Barometer at 29.45. p. m. hard squalls and sea rising. 6 p. m. wind 

 ENE., at 9, South, and decreasing, but the squalls heavier. Ship always 

 running seven and eight knots to the NNW. 



30th. — Midnight and to noon, wind marked NE., increasing again 

 with tremendous heavy squalls, and weather very threatening. At 

 daylight more moderate, and at noon latitude 11° 50' North, longitude 

 89° 32' East. Barometer rising a little, and weather clear to the East, but 

 dark and heavy to the Westward, p. m. and to noon on the 1st, strong 

 NE. breezes. 



It will be clearly seen on reference to the chart, that this ship ran up 

 between the 28th and 29th to the Eastward of the Caledonia's Storm 

 Circle, which was probably then forming. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Juliana, Captain W. T. Woodhouse, from 



the Mauritius to Madras. Reduced to civil time. Forwarded by Capt. 



Biden-. 



The Juliana at noon on the 27th November, was in latitude 5° 9' 

 North, longitude 87° 50' East, with fresh breezes N. Westerly, threaten- 

 ing weather and thick misty rain, with a high confused sea from ENE. 

 p. m. to midnight, wind N. Westerly to West, with the same weather, 

 and a broken swell from the NE. At 10, wind varying from NNW. to 

 West. Heavy rain all night. 



28^ November. — Daylight wind had veered to SW„ noon moderate 

 with passing showers. Latitude 7° 12' North, longitude 89° 3' East. 

 p. m. to midnight, gradually increasing to fresh gales ; and rain and wind 

 veering from SW. to SSE. at 8 p. m. ; at 9 SE., at 10, East ; at 12, ENE. 



29^. — At 1a.m. wind NEbE. At daylight " increasing gales." At 

 8 a. m. NNE. and increasing to noon, when strong gales NNE. and a 

 heavy sea, latitude 8° 54' North, longitude 87° 28' E.* At 11 a. m. 

 hove to. p. m. to midnight, gale from NE. with some very heavy 

 gusts, the strongest at 4 p. m. Sea very heavy. 



* Hawks, Petrels and other birds alighting, is noted in the log at noon this day. 



