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Conclusion. We may first remark here, as regards the practical 

 part of the results, that in both the Cyclones of which we have investi- 

 gated the tracks, the single one of the Sir Howard Douglas and 

 the triple combination of those which I have for brevity's sake called 

 the Jumna's, all the ships which suffered did so from their neglect or 

 ignorance of the Laws of our Science, for they had nothing to do but to 

 heave to for a few hours ! And again, as if they had all been perform- 

 ing experiments for the instruction of their brother seamen, the whole 

 of them in the first Cyclone, the Sir Howard Douglas, Admiral 

 Moorsom, and Polly, ran into the Cyclone circle from the South, the 

 fair S. E. wind of the South Western quadrants tempting them to do 

 so ; and all those in the other Cyclone were doing the same on the 

 opposite quadrants of their Cyclones, and exactly from the same 

 temptation. And this it will be observed was constantly done in the 

 face of their falling Barometers ! It is I know very difficult for seamen 

 to bend their minds to the notion of " throwing away a fair wind 

 because they are afraid of a hurricane," but we might also urge upon 

 them that they may be creditably afraid of the displeasure of owners 

 and underwriters, and of ruin to their own prospects, when the Barome- 

 ter so clearly warns them that mischief is impending.* 



As regards the theoretic or rather the physical branch of our enqui- 

 ries we have arrived here at some very curious facts. 



First, the tracks from the N. Westward and N. Eastward are corro- 

 borated by and corroborate those of the H. C. S. Orwell and Macqueen 

 in 12° S. ; and 100° to 104° East in January and February, 1827, 

 which I have laid down on the Chart of the Tracks of the Southern 

 Indian Ocean in the Sailors' Horn Book, (marked i. and/.) as well as 

 some others farther East in the Timor Sea, shewing that just on the 



* The Ship Sir Howard Douglas, dismasted and with loss of rudder being 

 bound to Bombay with a cargo of coals, got into Galle, from whence she again started 

 for Bombay ; but while endeavouring to get round by the Southern passage, her 

 coals heated, 95 days after being wetted in the hurricane ! and she bore up for Cal- 

 cutta where she had of course to be docked. She then went to Moulmein for a 

 cargo of timber, where Captain Ogilvy, whose mind, as I saw, was much depressed 

 by his misfortunes, died. The ship I presume reached home in safety, but the 

 accounts of the voyage must have shewn a fearful loss for some one. All this 

 might have been avoided by heaving to, at 6 p. m. for 6 hours ! 



