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4th Dec. — Gale continued increasing till 1 a. m., on the 4th, when it 

 blew a complete hurricane. Sympiesometer down to 28*90. The star- 

 board cutter (a .twenty-five feet boat) was blown from the davits, and the 

 ship laid with her lee rail under water. At 8 a, m, A little more mode- 

 rate, but a tremendous sea running ; the wind gradually veering round 

 from NNE., where it began, to Southward. At noon it commenced 

 with redoubled violence, being then in latitude by account 13° 40' North 

 and longitude 69° 6' East, and veered to WSW., then backed round to 

 NE., blowing furiously all the time till 8 a. m., on the 5th, when we set 

 some sail, having been lying to with a tarpaulin in the mizen rigging, 

 for thirty-two hours previous. The sympiesometer began to rise about 

 5 a. m., and at noon was at 29'31, then in latitude 13° 20' North, and 

 longitude 70° 20' East by account. 



6th. — Strong breezes from NE. with hard squalls, veering to SE. with 

 much rain, and a most cross, heavy sea. Latitude 1 3° 50' North : longitude 

 70° 3' East : Sympiesometer 29'47. Experienced a current of forty miles 

 to the Westward. 



John Duncanson, 

 Commander of Ship Monarch. 



Ship Euphrates. 



The ship Euphrates Capt. Gifford, was on the 3rd December at noon 

 in latitude 14° 35' North : longitude 69° 58' East, with a strong breeze 

 NNE. and clear weather, becoming cloudy with lightning to the South- 

 ward : at midnight, she was standing in towards the Coast. 



4th Dec. — At 3 a. m. The wind shifted suddenly in a hard squall to 

 East with a threatening appearance. Barometer 29 '85 ; the winds vari- 

 able from the Eastward till noon, when a heavy head sea, (from the 

 NE. to North.) Latitude at noon 15° 16' : longitude 71° 28' East. After 

 this time the weather was fine, the barometer gradually rising as the 

 ship stood to the Northward. 



Summary. 



We have now to consider the data we have for laying clown the 

 track of the storms as I have marked them on the chart. 



