18 Eleventh Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No, 157. 



Bar queC arena from Ceylon towards Madras, reduced to Civil time, 



A long detailed extract of this vessel's log was kindly sent me by 

 Capt. Biden, and it would have been highly interesting from her posi- 

 tion between 5° and 13° North Lat., had any Long, accompanied it, but 

 unfortunately there was none. And we are thus reduced to the necessity 

 of saying only that she had, 



On the 25th November. —Winds E. to N. W. in Lat. at Noon 4° 

 58' N. 



26th November.— Winds Northerly in 5° 43' N., strong breezes and 

 cloudy. 



27th November.— Bar. 28.80., (by Capt. Biden's correction, 29.50.,) 

 No observations, winds apparently N. E. to N. N. E. 



28//* November. — Wind N. E. by E. to N. N. W. No observations, 

 weather hazy and much rain. 



29th November.— N. W. to N. N. E. and again W. N, W. ; light 

 winds, cloudy and squally. 



30th November.— N. N. W. Westerly and S.S.W. winds. Lat. 

 6° 57' North. 



1st December.— Lat. 9° 51 ' N. winds Southerly increasing at 4 p. m. 

 to a strong gale obliging the vessel to scud under a reefed fore-sail. 



2d. December.— Moderating, Lat. 12° 17' N. p. m. S. E. wind. 



Abridged Log of the Brig Bittern, Captain G. Scott, from the 

 Mauritius to Madras, forwarded by Capt. Biden.* 



28/^ November 1843.— 1 p.m. Wind W. S. W. fresh breeze and 

 cloudy; 7? Bar. 29.50; at 10 p. m., hard squalls. 



29th November. — 11 wind S. W. first part strong breezes, middle 

 and latter parts fresh gale, with squally weather and rain. 9 a. m. 

 Bar. 29.35. Noon, fresh gale and cloudy, Lat. Obs. 5° 33' N. 



1 p. m. wind S. W. fresh gale and squally; at 4 Bar. 29.24; at 3 

 wind S. S. W.; at 5 South more moderate but threatening in appear- 

 ance, made preparation for bad weather; 10 wind S.S.E., 12 squally 

 with small rain. 



* With this log also no Longitudes are given. 



