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Abridged Extract from the Log of the Ship Strab an e, Capt. Anderson, 

 from Glasgow to Bombay .—Civil Time. From T. Smith, Esq. Bombatj. 

 \5th Jan. — a. m. light unsteady breezes E. S. E. throughout with sultry 

 weather and a heavy swell from the eastward. Noon Lat. 13° 57' S. ; Long. 

 73° 11' east; Bar. 29.70; Simp. 29.23; Ther. 83 to 96°. p. m. breeze 

 freshened from E. S. E. with at first a clear sky and a heavy swell from the 

 eastward. The sky completely covered with the long white streaks commonly 

 called mares' tails, with diminution of the wind. " The Simpiesometer these 

 three days past fell considerably during the day and rose during the night, but 

 it was much lower than it would have been under ordinary circumstances from 

 the light weather we had. This, with the heavy, swell convinced me that it must 

 have been blowing hard not far off, and I mentioned on the 17th, when the 

 gale moderated, to my officers that I did not think we had the worst of it." 



16th Jan. — a. m. wind E. S. E. fresh breeze veering southerly to S. S. E, 

 and p. m. to S. S. W.* Dull gloomy sky and rain at times. A confused heavy 

 swell from several directions with heavy rain squalls. Noon Lat. 11° 7' S.; 

 Long. 7c° 10' east; Bar. 29.50; Simp. 28.95 ; Ther. 83° to 85°. p. m. wind 

 S. S. W., West and N. W. frequent squalls from S. S. E. and rain. 6, heavy 

 rain and squalls from South with " occasionally a few tremendous rollers from 

 the eastward besides a heavy swell from the southward j" making preparations 

 forbad weather. At 10 p. m. freshening fast. Midnight a severe gale and rain 

 with fearful squalls. Ship on the port tack standing to the north eastward. 

 Bar. 29.40 ; Simp. 29.07. 



17th Jan. — Furious gale from N. W. with very severe squalls and rain. 

 Noon moderating, wind about North, made a little sail. Lat. 9.20' S. ; Long. 74° 

 17' east; Bar. 29.55 ; Simp. 29.00. Ther. 82° to 84°. p. m. to midnight moder- 

 ating. Bar. at midnight 29.61 ; Simp 29.26. 

 The Barque New Express, Capt. Barrett, from England to Ceylon. 



Was on the 1 5th January, at noon in Lat. 10° 14' S. ; Long. Chr. 

 79° 2' east; Bar 29.85 with a strong breeze from S. E. b. E. and a 

 very heavy sea. p. m. S. E. and at 10 p. m. East, heavy squalls ; steer- 

 ing to the N. E. b. N. and N. E. 



16th Jan. — Wind east, very heavy sea, and pitching bows under. Noon Lat. 

 13° 18' S. Long. Chr. 79° 45' East; Bar. 29.85- p. m. wind East, heavy con- 

 fused sea ; steering to N. N. E and N. b. E. 



17th Jan. — 1 a, m. wind E. N. E. 4 a. m. moderate. Lat. 12° 18' S. ; 

 Long. 79° 45'; Bar. 29.90. 



* This extract though most carefully made does not give the exact wind at noon 

 We must therefore take it to have been south, and the lowest depression of the 

 Bar. was after this time, when the ship was crossing in front of the Cyclone and 

 he wind was increasing in strength and veering rapidly as she did so. 



