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On the 30th November. — Midnight to noon, the wind is marked be- 

 tween West and NW. and gradually decreasing to two and a half knots. 

 Noon latitude 5° 43' North, longitude 86° 15' East, with a heavy head sea. 

 p. m. wind West to WSW., at 5, NW., at 7, NEbN., and at 8, calms 

 and variable, till at 9, a light breeze sprung up from the South, veering 

 a little to the West, At midnight, ship going four knots. 



On the 1st December. — Fine Southerly and SS. Easterly breeze to 

 noon, when barometer marked 29.80, latitude 7° 9' North, longitude 

 85° 42' East. The same breeze with cloudy weather to midnight. 



Ship William Abram's Note from Capt. Biden. 



The Ship William Abram, on the 30th November in latitude 4° 36' 

 North, and longitude 90° 10' East, thermometer at 80°, and sympieso- 

 meter at 29.65, had the wind from noon on the 29th, in light squalls 

 from the NW. and at midnight and towards noon on the 30th, variable 

 from the South, with squalls and heavy rain. 



Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Ship Hindoostan, 

 Capt. Moresby. From Point de Galle, bound to Madras. 

 I am indebted to Capt. Moresby for this very interesting log, which 

 as it details a new experiment of high interest to us, that of a fine, well 

 appointed and ably commanded Steam Ship, steaming through the centre 

 of a hurricane, I have printed at length. 



Log of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam 

 Ship Hindoostan". From Point de Galle towards Madras. 



Remarks, Monday, Dec. 1st, 1845. 



H. 



Courses. 



K. 



F. 



4 



Winds, &c. 



NNW. 



Bar. 



1 



NE. 





2 



. . 





4 



. . 



., 



3 



NNE. 





4 







4 



NbW. 





4 







5 



. . 





4 







6 



ENE. 





4 







7 



NNE. 





4 







8 



. . 





4 







9 



. . 





4 







10 



. , 





4 







11 



NbE.' 





4 



J Ther. 



29.71 

 76° 



12 







4 





a. M. Fresh breeze and cloudy. 



At 2, Sounded, 6 fathoms. At 2, 

 latitude by Canopus 6° 27' North. At 

 4, sounded in 60 fathoms, no ground. 

 At 5-30, saw the land to the N W. 

 At 6, saw the Basses right a head, distant 

 about2 miles, hauled out to ENE. At 

 6-20, sounded, no bottom at 70 fathoms 

 when Saddle hill boreNNW.,Chimnev 

 hill NW£W. and the middle of the 

 Basses NbW. At 8, cloudy weather; 

 visited ship— squally appearances. At 

 1 1 , hard rain ; noon hard squall of wind 

 and rain, with thick uncomfortable 

 weather. Found we have experienced 

 a current of 46 miles against us. 



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