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coast, shewing how they were just on the Northern range of the storm 

 on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th December : the 2nd and 3rd being, it will be 

 recollected as above, the day of the Charles Forbes' storm, and the 3rd 

 of that of Cananore, in latitude 11° 52£' North. I note these for 

 brevity's sake, in separate paragraphs. 



The Recovery, Capt. Johnson, on the 2nd at noon, was in latitude 

 12° 29' North; in forty- one fathoms water. Her barometer, a French 

 one, at twenty- seven inches eleven lines, (equal to 29*76 English) hav- 

 ing fallen to this, from twenty-eight inches one line, French (29 - 94 

 English.) From the 1st, during the day, had the land and sea breezes, 

 but at midnight it was dark and cloudy. 



December 3rd. — Dark cloudy and variable. — Noon. Strong wind with 

 heavy head sea from the NW. Latitude 12° 57' North; in forty-one 

 fathoms water, wind NE. Barometer twenty-seven inches ten lines 

 French (29'67 English) and in a note from Capt. Johnson says, " usually 

 on the coast at this season, twenty-eight inches two lines, French (3003 

 English). — At 3 p. m. A sudden squall with change of wind to the 

 SSE. and very threatening appearance; by midnight, clear again. 



4th. — 1 a. m. Fresh breezes, cloudy, and heavy following sea from the 

 SW. which continued to noon, when in latitude 14° 53', North; and 

 forty-five fathoms water; strong SSW. sea. No barometer marked this 

 day. 



5th. — Dark cloudy and unsettled, but light winds with strong swell 

 from the SW. and a cloudy wild appearance. Latitude 16° 40' ; in forty- 

 one fathoms. Barometer twenty-seven inches ten lines, (29*66 English.) 



Ship Charlotte. — Her Commander says in his note. From the 1st 

 to the 4th instant. Land and sea breezes prevailed with hot sultry wea- 

 ther during the day, and cloudy with heavy dews during the night. On 

 the morning of the 4th, the wind freshened up at North and continu- 

 ed freshening till noon, when it veered round to the NE. Sacrifice 

 Rock then bearing NbE^East ; distant about six miles (latitude about 

 1 1° 24' North) in soundings of from sixteen to seventeen fathoms. — At 

 3 p. m. The wind increased to a fresh gale at East, running before 

 it under our topsails ; the clouds dark and disordered, going from East 

 to SE. — At 6 p. m. — The wind moderated to a fresh steady breeze, 



