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On Wednesday 19th, wind light and unsteady from S. E. to East 3; B. C. ; at 6 

 a. m. Bar. 29.67 ; at noon E. S. E. 4 ; B. C. ; Bar. 29.67. At 6 p. m. E. N. E. 



5 ; B. C. ; Bar. 29.66 ; between which and 8 p. m. the wind shifted to North 4 ; B. C. ; 

 at 11 N. by E. and at midnight N. E. 5 ; B. C. Bar. 29.59. 



On Thursday 20th wind N. E. Fresh and squally, overcast and cloudy with 

 drizzling rain. At 5 a. m. struck topgallant-masts ; pointed yards to the wind. At 



6 a. m. wind increasing with squalls ; force wind 7 ; gloomy with drizzling rain. 



At 6 a. m. wind N. E. 6 to 7 Bar. 29.47. Struck topgallant-masts. 

 H 8 „ ,, N, E. 6 to 7 Q „ 29.35. Bent sheet cable, blowing very fresh 



in squalls. 



Rain. 



Struck lower yards and topmasts ; 

 blowing hard and looking very 

 wild and threatening. 



8.50 „ 

 9.15 „ 

 9.45 „ 



>> 



E. N. E. 8 „ 

 E. N. E. „ „ 



E.N.E. „ „ 



>> 



if 



29.33. 

 29.30. 

 29.27. 



10.22 „ 

 11.00 „ 

 11.20 „ 

 11.50 „ 



>> 



E. N. E. „ „ 



E. N. E. „ „ 



N'E. „ „ 



>> 



»> 



)1 



29.23. 

 29.18. 

 29.14. 

 29.07. 



12.10 „ 



12.38 „ 







11 



29.00. 

 28.96. 



Let go sheet anchor and veered half 

 a shackle. 



Blowing hard force ; 9 looking very 

 wild the sky covered with murky 

 1.00 p.m. ,,N.E.byN. ,, ,, ,, 28.88. clouds almost impervious with 



rain. 

 Blowing hard force 9. 

 1.50 „ ,, E. N. E. ,, ,, ,, 28.76. Moderated suddenly, scarcely any 



wind, almost a Calm, looking 

 finer. The country completely 

 inundated ; nothing to be seen but 

 the houses and the trees standing 

 out of the water : as it was low- 

 water here to-day about 12-35, 

 this enormous rise must have been 

 forced up against the ebb, and is 

 now at least 20 feet above low- 

 water mark ! 

 2.6 p. m. E. S. E. moderate. 28.76. Wind came round to E. S. E. with 



sunshine and showers ; country 

 completely inundated. 

 2.20 „ E. N. E. „ 28.76. Very little wind ; light breeze, no 



rain. 

 Very light airs. 



Wind S. S. W., beginning to blow in 

 puffs, no rain, looking very wild; 

 Bar. having been stationary some 

 time seems inclined to rise. 

 Blowing hard in puffs. 

 Blowing hard in gusts and squalls, 

 Bar. rising rapidly ; looking very 

 wild. 

 3.22 „ S. S. W. „ 28.86. Bar. rising rapidly. Blowing hard 



in puffs, the tide falling very fast, 

 although the stream of flood is run- 

 ning up strong, the wind from its 

 present quarter forces it out of this 

 river ; high water this evening at 

 0-30 p. m. 



2 M 



2.40 „ 

 3. 6 „ 



S. S. W. 



S. S. W. „ 



28.76. 

 28.76. 



3.13 „ 

 3.17 „ 



S. W by S. 7 Q. 

 S. S. W. 8 to 9 



28.76. 



28.83. 



