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30th November. — 2 a. m. wind ENE. 8 a. m. ESE. Noon latitude 

 9° 34' North, longitude 86° 5' East. p. m. moderating. 3 p. m. wind 

 East, at 9 ENE. to midnight, when gale breaking to windward with dark 

 appearance to the SW. and vivid lightning. 



1st December. — Moderating. Noon latitude 10° 53' North, longitude 

 84° 53' East. 



This Ship's barometer was deranged. 



Abridged Note from the Log of the Ship Frances, Captain Sharp, from 

 England (?) to Madras. Reduced to civil time. Forwarded by Captain 

 Biden. 



ZOth November, 1845. — Strong gale with heavy squalls and a high 

 head sea, ship under three double-reefed top-sails, and fore-topmast stay- 

 sail. Wind from WNW. to SW. Latitude by account 7° 42' North, lon- 

 gitude by account 86° 9' East. p. m. a heavy gale, and a dangerous 

 head sea from North-eastward, p. m. carried away the fore and main- 

 topgallant masts. 



1st December. — Strong breeze and cloudy, latitude by account 9° 13' 

 North, longitude by account 85° 4 1' East. p. m. more moderate through- 

 out, with rain. 



2nd. — Latitude by observation 1 1° 39' North, longitude by observa- 

 tion 85° 50' 15" East. 



Extract from the Log Book of the <Sfo/? Morley. Forwarded by Captain 



Biden, 



At noon 30th November, then in latitude 9° 50' North, longitude 

 87° 10' East, with brisk gales from SSW. The glass commenced to fall, 

 a wild appearance, down royal-yards and all the gear. At 8 p. m. a sudden 

 shift in a tremendous squall from East. At midnight, a severe storm 

 attended with strong gusts, the sea making up in heaps, causing the 

 ship to lurch heavily and endangering the masts. At 8 a. m. 1st 

 December, a heavy storm, wind veering from NNE. to East with heavy 

 rain, ship now lying to under close-reefed main-topsail. Noon a heavy 



