1849.] Seventeenth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 39 



On the 24th instant an English brig was going into Manila dismasted. — 

 Overland Friend of China, November 28. 



The following is the log of the Rob Roy : — 



Abridged extract from the Log of the Barque Rob Roy, Capt. J. 

 Francis, from Singapore to China. Reduced to Civil Time. 



6th Nov 1847.— At Noon in Lat. Obs. 13° 51' N.; Long. Chr. 115° 39' 

 East ; Bar. 29.8 ; Ther. 84 p. m. Light airs increasing to midnight to a steady- 

 fresh monsoon from N. E., N. N. E. and North. 



7th Nov. — a. m. increasing breezes, and at Noon fresh gale N. b. W. and 

 squally (from Noon of 6th a heavy cross head sea* is noted) Lat. Obs. 14° 11' 

 N. ; Long. Chr. 117* 45' E. ; Bar 29.5 ; Ther. 84 p. m. ; wind N. N. W. to mid- 

 night, when under close reefs standing to the N. E. b. N. with strong gales and 

 a high sea. 



8th Nov. — a. m. strong gales N. N. W. increasing to hard gale N. W. at 

 Noon; 9 a. m. hove too with head to the Northward; Lat. Acct. 15.2 N. ; 

 Long. Acct. 113° 37'; Bar. 29.50 ; Ther. 82 ; p. m. wind N. W.; violent gale, 

 confused high sea and torrents of rain ; 4 p. m. shipped a dangerous sea which 

 carried away all the bulwarks, the wind suddenly veering to S. W. and more moder- 

 ate with a clear break in the sfo/.f Squared the yards and ran 11' to the N. E. 

 in two hours, under reefed foresail and foretopsail ; at 6 wind suddenly veering to 

 South and blowing a complete hurricane, tried to take in the foresail and topsails, 

 but in the attempt they blew to atoms. Ship broached to and was apparently 

 foundering. In attempting to cut away topmasts lost foremast, main and mizen 

 topmasts. Ship righted with 5 ft. water in the hold, lost quarter boats, deck 

 cargo, &c. Midnight blowing a tyfoon with heavy rain. Ship lying too with 

 head to the East and wind S. S. E. since 6 p.m.; Bar. 29.60 at 0.30 p. m. 29. 

 50 at 4 ; and at 6 p. m. fell to 28.40 ; Ther 62. 



9th Nov. — a. m. blowing a heavy tyfoon S. S. E. ; 4 a. m. gale taking off; 6 

 a. m. moderating to Noon with wind steady at S. S. E. Noon moderated and 

 clear Barometer rising. 



The following logs are abridged from the Straifs Times Extra of 

 December 6th, 1847, and the dates are altered to Civil Time. 



Particulars of the Typhoon in the China Sea of Nov. 10th. — In our last issue 

 we announced the arrival under jury-masts of the Swallow, Captain Anderson, 



* Undoubtedly the seas of the outer storm circle and of the " wave of progression," 

 of the whole Cyclone travelling exactly towards the ship. 



t Italics are mine. This is another case to those so often cited of the storm 

 disk being seen through. 



