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Memorandum on Capt. Arrow's Diagram Chart. 

 Breeze commenced at S. W. on the iOth and on 11th, at noon was strong and 

 squally at S. W. with head sea, Bar. 29.90 ; we must have entered into the 

 storm on its N. W. quadrant ; Steering south we gradually fell behind it ; 

 weather getting worse ; and at noon on 12th we were immediately behind it 

 with fresh gale at N. N. W. ; and heavy cross sea at S. W. marking where it had 

 passed before : Bar. 29.65 ; this both from Bar, and the diagram appears to 

 have been our nearest approach ; still keeping on S. S. W, course till midnight, 

 when we hove to under treble-reefed main topsail with hard gale at E.N.E.when 

 it got away from us and (at noon) we had on the 13th strong easterly breeze 

 and heavy sea at S. E. Bar. 29.82 ; we then kept away at S. W. and found 

 the weather rapidly moderating but heavy confused seas on, and at noon on 

 14th appeared to have got the S. E. trade steady but with high easterly sea. 

 Bar. at 29.90 ; and rising. 

 Abridged Log of the ship Sir Howard Douglas, Capt. Ogilvy, 



from Newport towards Bombay. — Reduced to Civil Time. 

 From Noon 13th to Noon 14th January, 1848, the course and dis- 

 tance were North 149'. with the wind E. b. S. strong gales and 

 squally. At noon 14th Lat. 14° 18' S. ; Long. 80° 49' E. ; Bar. 

 29.54 ; Ther. 78°. p. m. midnight strong breezes E. S. E. course 

 N. b. E.; double-reefed topsails. 



15th Jan. — Close reefing, wind and course as above. Noon strong gales and 

 heavy squalls. Course N. 8° W. 170'; Lat. 11° 30' S. ; Long. 80° 24' east ; 

 Bar. at 8 a. m. 29.53 ; Ther. 75° ; noon 29.41 ; Ther. 75°. p. m. wind S. E. 

 course N. N. W., making preparations for bad weather. Bar. 8 p. m. 29.41 ; 

 Ther. 73<> ; midnight 29.41 ; Ther. 70°; position at midnight about 10° 10' S.; 

 79° 49' east. 



16th Jan. — Midnight running to the N. N. W. wind about east, called all 

 hands to heave the ship to. Hurricane came on so quick that the foresail and 

 foretopmast staysail were blown away and the ship broached too. Impossible to 

 go aloft ; 1 a. m. a tremendous hurricane. Cargo (of coals) shifted ; the sea up to 

 the hatches and breaking over all ; Bar. to daylight 29.50; Ther. 72°. Wind is 

 said to have veered from E. b. N. to N. N. E. and N. b. E. and then by the 

 west to southward about noon as well as could be observed. Between midnight 

 and noon lost mizen mast and rudder head, so as to leave nothing but the fore 

 and main masts standing. Ship lying with her gunwale in the water from the 

 shifted cargo. 4 p. m. wind about S. S. W. moderating very rapidly, 



Midnight moderate with a very heavy sea. Bar. at 8 a. m. 29.53 ; noon 

 29.57 ; midnight 29.60 ; Ther. from 73° to 76°. 



