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Abridged Log of the Barque Elizabeth Ainslie, Captain T. Lys- 

 ter, from Madras to the Mauritius, reduced to Civil time. 



23rd. November, 1843.— Noon, Lat. Obs. 3° 5' S. Long. 84° 3' Bar 

 29.80. Ther. 82°. During the preceding 24h had run 5 to 7 knots 

 to the S. b. E. with winds varying from to S. W. b. W., wind 

 W. b. S. to 8 a. m. when W. to noon, fresh breeze and latterly 

 squally, p. m. the wind W. to midnight. 



24th November. — Wind W. b. S. to 8 a. m. and W. to noon, when 

 Lat. 5° 10' S., Long. 84° 25' E., Bar. 2978. Ther. 79°. p. m fresh 

 breeze and squally wind W. to midnight. 



25th. November.— To 5 a.m. Wind S. W. and to noon, S. S. W. 

 and high swell from the Southward, Lat. Obs. 5° 41' S. Long. 85° 50' 

 E. Bar. 29.78. Ther. 80° p. m. fresh gale increasing from S. W. b. S. 

 and S. W., at 1 1 p. m. W. S. W. 



26th November. — a. m. fresh gale W. S. W. to noon, and high sea 

 from the Southward ; noon Lat. 6° 36' S. Long. 86° 53/ E. p. m. 

 hard gales and heavy squalls W. S. W. hove to till midnight head 

 N. N. W. when more moderate. 



2Jth. November. — Made sail to the Southward, and to noon ran 

 62 miles to the S. b. W. Winds 1 a.m. W. N. W.; 7 a m. W. b. N.; 

 at 10, W. N. W. fresh gales and cloudy with drizzling rain and high 

 sea ; noon Lat. Obs. 6° 27' S. Long, account 87° 22' E. Bar. 29.60. 

 Ther. 80°. 1 p. m. wind N. W., 6 p. m. N. N. W. 10 p. m. North ; 

 midnight N. N. E. 



28^ November. — 3 a. m. Hard gale from N. E. with heavy squalls ; 

 4, hove to under close reefed main top-sail, Bar. 29. 30 ; noon tremen- 

 dous sea, Lat. acct. 8° 21' S. Long. 87° 02' E. Bar. 29.5. Ther. 

 80°. To 5 p. m. wind E. N. E.; 6 p. m. East. At 5 p. m. Main-top- 

 sail blown to pieces and ship labouring greatly, set the reefed fore-sail 

 and kept the ship before the wind. At 6 p. m. fore-sail blown out of 

 the bolt ropes, broached to with head to the N. N. W. midnight, 

 gale blowing with great violence, and tremendous high sea. 



29th November. — 5 a. m. A sudden lull and high confused sea. 7 a.m. 

 commenced blowing from the North; noon, heavy thick cloudy weather 

 all round, with a high confused sea, hard puffs and lulls at times, Bar. 

 29.00, Ther. 77°- At 1 p. m. wind S. E.; at 6, to 8, North ; at 9, N. N. 

 W.; at 12, North, heavy puffs, and lulls with a high sea. Bar. 29.00. 



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