1849.] Seventeenth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 35 



Lat. by ace. 20' 45' North. 



Long, by ace 115' 20' East. 



P. M. — Brig laying too under close-reefed maintop-sail, blowing a most ter- 

 rific hurricane, labouring heavily and shipping large seas fore and aft — laying 

 down on her beam ends. At 2 p. m. wind N. b. W. to North — 'Barometer 

 28.40 — close- reefed maintop-sail blew away; gale still increasing with very 

 violent squalls, blowing feather white. At 4 p. m. Barometer 28.10, blowing ter- 

 rifically with a high awful looking sea — ship labouring so heavily, that I 

 momently expected to see the brig go down. At 5 wind hauls to N. W. At 6 

 wind West, blowing terrifically, attended with violent squalls feather white. At 

 8 Barometer getting up to 28.50 — gale more moderate, wind S. W. occasionally 

 hard squalls but not so violent ; midnight moderate gale — ship rolling heavily ; 

 Barometer 29.00. 



20th. Day-light strong breeze, passing squalls — set the fore-sail, and put 

 the ship before the wind — wind S. S. E. Crew employed clearing away the 

 wreck and putting things to rights about deck. Forenoon fresh breeze from S. 

 S. E. and passing squalls and rainy; rigging jury mast — noon set all possible 

 sail; fine pleasant breeze and cloudy. No observation for Cur. Barometer 

 29.70. 



Lat. by obs 20' 55. North. 



Long, by ace 115' 25. East. 



H. Bristow, Master. 



Brig " Guess/ 9 Amoy, \4th August, 1847. — Singapore Free Press, Oc- 

 tober 14. 



The ship Earl of Balcarras was also just on the Southern verge of 

 this Cyclone and running to the Northward towards it though she did 

 not reach it in time, as will be seen by the following abridgement from 

 her Log, reduced to Civil Time. 



The Earl of Balcarras, bound to China, was on 19th July at Noon in Lat. 

 14° 19' N. ; Long. 113° 27| East ; with a 7 knot breeze N. Westerly and 

 cloudy weather. Course N. E. b. N. At midnight the same. 



20th July. — a. m. a long heavy swell getting up. At 3 wind W T . N. W. 

 Noon increasing to a gale at West. From 5 a. m. course North. Lat. by Acct. 

 16° 32' N.; Long. 114° 19' E. ; Bar. 29.46. Ther 85°. p. m. Fresh gale 

 West, vessel making but one and two knots against a heavy sea till 9 p.m. At 

 4 p. m. Bar. 29.42; 10 p. m. 29.48 ; at 11, 29.50, and at midnight 29.50; wind 

 veering to W. S. W. 



21st July. — Gale moderating and at 9 a. m. marked Southerly. At Noon 

 Lat. 18° 19' N. ; Long. 114° 26' East. 



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