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alarmed. Wind at North, bore up at midnight running S. E. and at 

 3 a. m. on 30th. S. S. E. 



30th November. — Running to the S. S. E. 6| knots. 3 a. m. gale 

 at the greatest fury " blowing so hard that it was scarcely possible to 

 hold on;" at 8, a little more moderate; noon moderating fast, but 

 Barometer running low 29.40, Ther. 82°, Lat. indifferent Obs. 

 7° 22' N., Long. 87° 35' E., having since midnight made 74 

 miles to the S. S. E. and South. 8 p. m. wind N. N. E., course S. E. 

 5' per hour ; winds marked as variable N. N. E. to S. W. at 7 p- m. 

 when (from 5 p. m. ship had only been going 1.4 knots) remarks are " va- 

 riable dark cloudy weather and a high cross sea; easterly gale 

 broken, but Barometer very low, 29.31. At 7 **• m. "a heavy Westerly 

 sea rolling up and overpowering the Easterly sea" run from Noon to 

 8 p. m. S. E. 32 miles : a brig in sight. At 8 p. m. dark gloomy 

 weather with packed masses of clouds to the S. W., vivid lightning. Ves- 

 sel steering N. E. 23 miles, from 8 to midnight, when a strong breeze 

 from the S. W. and the S. Westerly sea very high, dark threatening 

 weather, vessel running 8 knots to the N. E. 



1st December. — a. m. Increasing gale ; at 4 a. m. violent and severe 

 gale S. S. W. if possible worse than before. 7> tremendous S. S. W. 

 gale, Bar. 29.30 to 9 a. m. when Bar. on the rise; at 10 a.m. Bar. 

 29. 45 gale moderating; at 11, 29.55 strong gales from South; Lat. 

 indifferent obs. 9° 55' N. Long. 88° 00' E., Bar. 29.65., Ther. 

 82., p. m. Wind S. S. W., course N. E. 9^ knots, and run 107 miles; to 

 midnight strong gale ; 3 p. m. Bar. 29-75. 10 p. m. 29.80. Wind 

 South, midnight moderating and sky clearing. 



2d December. — Midnight to noon N. E. 51 i miles N. E. b. N. 

 49| miles, a. m. Wind S. S. E. 6 a. m. S. E. 11 a. m. E. S. E. At 

 noon fine weather; Lat. 11° 17' N., Long. 89° 45', Bar. 29.90, Ther. 

 83°. 



Madras. The Colonel Burney. 



The barque Colonel Burnet/, from Moulmein to Bombay passed by 

 Galle on the 10th instant, under jury masts, having lost her main and 

 mizen masts in a heavy gale on the 1st, in Lat. 6° 50' N., Long. 

 85° 20' E.— Record, Dec. 30. 



