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which may have crossed a frequented tract of ocean about the time of 

 any severe weather, as long periods elapse before their return to the 

 port, if they return at all. This and the completion of my new work* 

 has prevented me from publishing sooner the results of what I had 

 obtained. Nevertheless it will be seen that the facts demonstrate a 

 new peculiarity in these mysterious phenomena, of no little import to 

 the Mariner, since it may occur in other parts of the world as well as 

 within the dangerous tract to which this Memoir alludes. I refer to 

 the summary at the end for full details of this new feature in the 

 Hurricanes of Tropical Seas. 



Abridged Log of the Barque Orient, Capt. Wales, reduced to Civil 



time. 



22d March, 1846.— At noon in Lat. 8° 12' South ; Long. 79? 28' 

 East; running to the South and S. S. W. : Westerly winds. 



23rd March.— Noon, Lat. 10° 17' S. ; Long. 79° 00' East ; towards 

 noon heavy S. S. E. swell ; thick cloudy weather and wind S. S. W. ; 

 p. m. W. N. W. wind died away. 



24th March. — Gloomy dark weather and drizzling rain with a heavy 

 short S. E. swell. No observations; Bar. 29.76, Simp. 29.62, Ther. 

 81° ; p. m. light westerly breeze and then " wind veering all round the 

 compass," with dirty unsettled weather. Very heavy southerly swell. 



25th March. — a. m. squally from the N. W. and N. E. and veering 

 again from North to East. No observation ; Bar. 29.57, Simp. 29.46 ; 

 p. m. thick, rainy, gloomy, heavy appearance. 4 p. m. Bar. 29.50 ; at 

 6,29.45; at 8,29.40; at 10, 29.40; at midnight 29.35. Wind 

 variable from N. W. to N. E , S. E. and by 8 p. m. a gale from E. \ 

 S. when the ship hove too on the port tack ; blowing in hard squalls with 

 thick weather to the Eastward. Simpiesometer also fell from 29.40, 

 at 4 p. m. to 29.20, at midnight ; wind at 10 p. m. East; at midnight 

 E. b. N. 



2§th March. — a. m. furious squalls and high sea; wind N. E. b. E. 

 at 2. a. m; E. N. E. at 4 ; E. b. N. at 6 ; and E. b. S. at 8. a. m. 



At noon wind is marked as " veering gradually round to South" with 

 very heavy squalls and a high confused sea, and from 8 till noon " gale 



♦ The Sailor's Horn Book for the Law of Storms in all parts of the world. Jan. 1848' 



