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sea. Lat. Obs. 10° 37' S. ; Long. 82° 22' east. Course and distance S. 59» 

 W. 269 miles in 2 days by Chr. giving 11' of Southing and 93' of Easting for 

 the storm current and storm wave. 



Abstract from the Log of the Barque Braemar, Capt. Tethering- 

 ton, from Calcutta to Mauritius. — Reduced to Civil Time. 



21st April, 1848.— At noon Lat. 6° 43' S.; Long. 88° 10' east ; Bar. 29.77. 

 Ther. 84°. p. m. wind N. E. to East, steering to the S. S. W. 5 to 6 knots per 

 hour. Cloudy with a confused sea on. 



22nd April. — a. m. fresh gales N. N. E. with a high rolling sea ; towards 

 Noon wind N. E. b. E., sea increasing. Course always S. S. W. Lat. 9° 01' S* 

 Long. 86° 46' east; Bar. 29.74; Ther. 82°. p. m. wind N. E. Fresh gales 

 drizzling rain and a high rolling sea. 8, increasing " with heavy seas from the 

 N. West S. E. and S. W." Close reefed ; to 6 p. m. steering S. S. W. and 

 afterwards South. Wind N. E., Bar. 29.54 at 4 p. m. and 29.58 at midnight 



23rd April. — a. m. ran 48' south and hove to in Lat. 11° 9' S. ; Long. 86° 

 28' east by Acct. ; wind N. E. (apparently) to 10 a. m. when it is marked 

 E. N. E. 8 a. m. " gale suddenly increasing." Noon a high turbulent sea, 

 Lat. Acct. 11« 7' S. ; Long. Acct. 85° 54' E. ; Bar. 29.45. Vessel lying 

 S. S. E. drift marked 1.4 per hour with wind marked E. N. E. 2 p. m. wind 

 E. N. E. Bar. 29.45. 8 p. m. 29.35; wind veered to S. E. Midnight a 

 perfect hurricane, with a terrific sea on, making a clear breach over all. Bar. 

 midnight 29.25. 



24th April. — 2 a. m. hurricane veered to the southward (it is marked South 

 at midnight). And at 4, S. S. W. still increasing. At 3, vessel on her beam 

 ends ; Bar. 29.16 ; and being in danger of foundering cut away the mainmast ; 

 4.30 p. m. Bar. began to rise ; lowest point being at 4 a. m. 29.15. Forenoon hur- 

 ricane slightly abating, with a tremendous sea from N. West; N. East; S. E. and 

 S. W. Bar. at noon rising ; Lat. 11° 2?' S. ; Long, by Acct. 85° 68' east, p- 

 m. to midnight wind S. S. W. decreasing to strong breezes. 



25th April. — To noon moderating from S. S. W. making sail. Lat. Obs. 11° 

 9' S. ; Long. 85° 02' east ; Bar. 29° 70' ; Ther. 84° 00'. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Lady Sale, Capt. Castor, from Calcutta 

 to the Mauritius. — Reduced to Civil Time. 



20th April, 1848.— Steady breeze at N. W. and North to midnight. 



21 st April. — Wind North, strong breeze and squally, increasing to noon with 

 a heavy sea from the S. E. Noon Lat. Obs. 8° 16' S. ; Long. 86° 35' East 

 Course and distance from noon 21st S. W. f S. 147'. p. m. wind North at 6 

 p. m. N. E. 3.30, a heavy squall. Bar. falling to 29.40 ; from 29.70 ; (in the 



