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track of from N. 56° East to the South 56° West, across the anchorage 

 of the Bay of Manila. 



Track. G. 



The Edmonstone's Tyfoon of Nov. 1844. 



Abridged Extract from the Log of the Ship Edmonstone, Captain 

 McDougal, from Hong Kong, bound to Singapore, reduced to Civil 

 time. 



The Edmonstone left Hong Kong on the 14th Nov. 1844, and at Noon on that 

 day was in Lat. 21 °3'N.; Long. Chr. 113° 6' E. ; p. m. to midnight a 6 

 and 7 knot breeze from N. N. E. and fine weather. 



15th Nov. — a. m. the same breeze ; Noon, Lat. 18° 42' ; Long. East 11° 50' ; 

 Bar. not given; having steered S. S. W. | W. 157' for the preceding 24 h. p. m. 

 the same, midnight and fine. 



16th Nov, — Daylight; rolling heavily. Wind always N. N. E. to 8 a. m. 

 wind N. b. E. ; at 11. a. m. in first reefs ; Noon no Obsr. Lat. Acct. 16° 15'; 

 Long. 110° 51' E. ; p. m. strong gales and threatening appearance, made all 

 snug. Wind N. b. E. ; Bar. 29.70. At. 5. p. m. 29.60 ; ship running from Noon 

 to 6 p. m. S. S. E. when she hove too with head to the East, position by esti- 

 mation being 40 miles south of the Triton's Bank and on its meridian ; when 

 brought to at 10. p. m. Bar. 29.00 ; midnight, wind the same, Bar. 28.50; at 

 9 p. m. the last of the sails, the main-topsail, blew from the yard, the quarter 

 boats, furled sails, &c. being all gone ; — u the force of the wind and rain at this 

 time was such that we could not shew our faces over the rail. 7 ' At midnight blow- 

 ing a most furious Tyfoon, all the masts were blown out of the ship with the ex- 

 ception of the foremast. 



17th Nov. — Found it impossible to cut away the wreck till Noon; 3. a. m. 

 wind N. b, E,; 4, Bar. 28.60 ; 5 a. m. wind N. W. : at 8 West ; 10. S. W. and 

 at Noon south ; Lat. Acct. 14° 22'; Long, llio 31' East; p. m. wind if any 

 thing abating; Bar. 28.60. Midnight " the sea as high as ever and rising in 

 peaks high over the ship." Wind hauling to the south. 



l8£/i Nov. — To noon the same weather as before : Bar. 28.80; awful sea on 

 and much difficulty in keeping the Lascars to the pumps. Wind abating. 



19th Nov* — Daylight bore up under the (newly bent) foresail, " wind being 

 again at North (it having gone completely round the compass) where it had been 

 stationary throughout this severe tyfoon ; Noon, Lat. Acct. worked back from 

 20th, lio 57' N. ;* Bar. 29.20 ; Ther. 70<>. p. m . running to the south with a 

 fine Northerly breeze." 



* With allowance for the sea, but not for the Storm Current. 



