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Friday, 2\st April. — Sky lowering, wind shifting about ; but it is almost calm, 

 very gloomy, no observation ; in the evening dead calm, soon after cleared up 

 a little towards S., and a light breeze sprung up from S. W. ; about midnight 

 wind increased and blew pretty hard ; flocks of sea birds. 



Saturday, 22nd April. — Strong gale from N. by E., sky pretty clear towards 

 horizon, wind shifting from N. by E. towards S. and S. by W. with great 

 violence, rudder damaged by a heavy sea; sea raging, much rain ; Lat. 9° 41' 17" 

 S. ; Long 83° 55' east ; about midnight weather moderated but sea ran tremen- 

 dously high. 



Sunday, 23rd April. — At 4 a. m. wind got up again and blew from S. by W. 

 with greater violence. By noon, it was at its height, bulwarks driven in (the 

 top gallant masts had been housed) scrambled on deck, clouds tattered, meeting 

 with the spray, lower strata appear to move in a direction contrary to the upper, 

 perhaps owing to their difference in velocity. After some hours the wind began 

 gradually to abate and shift towards S. and S. E. By 6 o'clock it was pretty 

 quiet, sea running very high. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Samarang, Capt. Buckle, from Calcutta 

 to the Mauritius. — Reduced to Civil Time. 



2\st April— At noon in Lat. 8° 7Q' S. ; Long. 86° 14' east; wind N. E. 

 b. N. Increasing breeze and squally ; course S. W. 8 knots. Bar. 29.79 ; Ther. 

 83°. p. m. wind N. E. b. E. course as before to midnight. At 10 p. m. 

 moderating but Barometer (which is registered every hour) falling from 29.79 : 

 at 1 p. m. to 29.68 at midnight, when squally with rain. 



22nd April. — a. m. increasing with hard squalls ; wind N. E. b. E., course as 

 before ; 7 a. m. 8 knots to the S. W. Day light more moderate again. At 10 

 a. m. increasing to a gale. Preparing for bad weather. Bar. falling from 29.67 at 

 1 a. m. to 29.52 at noon, when wind about E. N. E. a gale. No observations 

 Lat. Act. 10° 27' S. ; Long. 83° 34' East. Fresh gale and high sea. p. m. wind 

 E. b. N. Gale increasing, hove to at 1p.m. 6 p. m. wind E. N. E. ; 10 p. m. 

 East ; at 8, increasing to a hurricane. Bar. falling from 29.52 at 1 p. m. to 

 29.39 at 6 p.m.; rising to 29.45 at 8h. and falling again to 29.39 to midnight. 



23rd April. — a. m. hurricane still increasing, wind S. E., sea tremendous. 

 3 a. m. blowing with terrible fury, hove 300 bags of rice overboard. At 4, ship 

 easier but hurricane still raging. All hands at the pumps for many hours. At 

 8, wind South, squalls not so heavy. Noon hurricane more moderate. Bar. from 

 29.39 at 1 a. m. to 29.50 at noon ; Ther. 76° ; Lat. Acct. 10° 32' S. ; Long. 

 82° 10' east. Wind South decreasing; 3 p. m. S. S. W. 8 p. m. West. Bar. 

 from 29.48 at 1 p. m. to 29.62 at midnight with the gale constantly decreasing. 



24^ April.— a. m. wind S. S. W. ; at 6 a. m. S. b. W. ; Bar. from 29.62 at 

 1 a. m. to 29.72 at noon, when a strong breeze at S. b. W. with a very high 



