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ing since 10 a. m. on the 29th, ran 158 miles to the S. W. b. S., 

 noon heavy gale, Lat, 10° 52' S., Long. 86° 24' E. Bar. 29.59. Ther. 

 83°. p. m. wind N. E. Strong gales, heavy squalls and a dark cloudy 

 appearance all round in the sky. 2 p. m Bar. 29 58. At 10 p. m. 

 Bar. 29.53. Gale very heavy; at midnight Bar. 2949. 



1st December. — 2 a. m. wind E N.E. 8 a.m. abating a little, 

 10:30 bore up again to S. W. Noon strong gales Lat. 11° 2' S., 

 Long. 86° 6'., Bar. 29.50, Ther. 84°. p. m. Wind N. E. bE., 4 p. m. 

 Bar. rising, midnight strong gales and heavy squalls, ship running to 

 the S. W. 



2nd December.— 4 a. m. to noon moderating; 10 a. m. Wind N.E. 

 ship steering to S. W. Noon clearing away, Lat. 13° 20' S. Long. 

 83° 49' East. Bar. 29.83, Ther. 86°. p. m. fine E. N. E. breeze to 

 midnight. 



3rd December.— Noon fine, lat. 14° 22' S. Long. 81° 15' E., Bar. 

 29.87, Ther. 85°. 



Abridged Log of the Ship John Fleming, Capt. CLffRK,from Calcutta 

 bound to Mauritius, reduced to civil time. N. B. Some additions 

 made from a letter of Capt. Clerk's forwarded by Captain Biden. 



2\st November 1843 — The weather, from calm and cloudy with 

 light airs on the 20th and 21st, is at 5 p. m. on the 21st marked as 

 " heavy cloudy weather in the North West." 



22d November. — At 5 a. m. the wind became steady at W. S. 

 W. At noon fine and cloudy, Lat. 00° 30' North, Long. 82° 29' E. 

 p. m. to midnight wind about S. W. ship running to S. E. and S. b 

 E. 7 and 8 knots. 



23d November. — a. m. squally ; at 8 a. m. wind West, 8 knot 

 breeze, course South. Noon strong breeze and cloudy, Lat. 2° 15' S. 

 Long. 83° 30' E. Ther. 82°, Bar. 29-72. p. m. wind W.bN. and 

 at 5 W. S. W., midnight heavy cloudy weather. 



24th November. — a. m. increasing, noon under close reefs, strong 

 gale W. S. W. and thick weather with rain, Lat, 4° 47', Long. 84° 30' 

 E. p. m. to midnight wind W. b S. hard squalls, strong gale and 

 heavy sea. Course to the S. and S. S. E. 5 knots. 





