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N. B. — From 11 a.m. to midnight steering North 4' per hour. At 

 11 and 12, 4^ per hour. 



2nd December. — 1 a. m. gale suddenly increased to a most violent 

 storm S. W., hove to under try- sails ; 4 a. m. South. 5 to 6 raging with 

 increased fury, Bar. 29.40, 8 a. m. more moderate, bore up steer- 

 ing North 6 miles. At 10 wind South. Noon Lat. account 11° 10' 

 North, Long. 84° 04' E., Bar. a. m. 29.60,2 p. m, steering N.N.W. 

 wind S. S. E. at 4 N. W. by N. wind S. E. 1 1 p. m. passed a ship, steer- 

 ing to the S. W. midnight. Bar. 29.80. 



3rd December.— a. m. Strong breeze S. E. day-light steady, noon 

 Lat. Obs. 12° 31', Long. 84° 7', fine weather. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Fazzulbarry, Capt. H. Handley from 

 Bombay bound to Calcutta, reduced to civil time. 



27th November. 1843. — At noon moderate breeze from E. S.E. but 

 threatening looking weather to the Eastward. Lat. 5° 38' N., Long. 

 Chr.88°40', Bar. 29-72, and falling, Ther. 82°. For the last two days, 

 current 110 miles to the Westward. Remark by Capt. Handley, at 

 the beginning of this log. " Observed many thick white clouds densely 

 packed to the Eastward which I have always found to precede an 

 Easterly gale." 



p. m. Strong breezes Easterly (and at 8 p. m. E. N. E.) dark cloudy 

 weather and very threatening appearance to the Eastward with 

 heavy N. E. sea on, increasing to a strong gale with dark threatening 

 weather and heavy sea; Bar. 29.65. 



28th November. — 6 a. m. Wind N. E. Noon strong gale with 

 dark threatening weather to the N. E. making all preparation for a 

 gale. Lat. 7° 22' N., Long. Chro. 88.10., Bar. 29.54, Ther. 81.0. p. m. 

 Wind E. N. E. heavy gale with thick dark weather. 3h.30 p. m. saw 

 the " John Brightman," steering to the Southward. Midnight gale 

 increasing, Bar. 29.45. 



29th November. — a. m. gale blowing most furiously, saw a ship 

 running to the Southward. 10 wind N. E. b. E. marked at noon N. E. 

 Bar. 29.14, Ther. 83° No observation, Long. «7° 20'. p. m. furious 

 gale N.N. E. Bar. 29.40. At 11.30 ship in distress and Arab crew 



