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



2d December. — a. m. wind marked North, fresh breeze and cloudy 

 with cross sea; noon Lat. 9°56'S. and Long. 81.48' E, wind and weather 

 the same to midnight. 



3d December. — Wind marked N. N. E. to midnight, and fine wea- 

 ther ; noon Lat. 1 1° f S. Long. 80°49' & 



Abridged Log of the Ship Futtle Rozack, Captain Rundle. from 

 Calcutta to Mauritius, civil time. 



This very able, careful, and really scientific log, which reflects the highest credit 

 on Captain Kundle, was kindly placed at my disposal by him, being his private one. 

 Every nautical and scientific man will I am sure join with me in wishing we had many 

 such observers afloat, and access to their observations. I need not say that with the 

 necessary abridgment as to manoeuvres and private matters, I have as nearly as possible 

 preserved Captain Bundle's expressions. — H P. 



On the 20th November, 1843. — The Futtle Rozack, at noon was 

 in Lat. 0°39' N. Long, by 2. Chrs. 82° 30' E. and Bar. 29.93.* Ther, 7&° 

 Winds variable between W. S. W. and S. W. with light fine weather; 

 at 8 p. m. a fresh breeze and squalls, sun-set very fiery, Bar. is 

 high. At midnight squalls less frequent, course S. a little Easterly. 



21s* November. — 1 a. m. to 4, strong breeze smart squalls and 

 torrents of rain. Noon, pleasant weather, Lat. Obs. 1° 22' S. Long. 

 83° 10' E. Bar. 6 a. m. 29.93. Ther. 79°; noon Bar. 29.93. Ther. 82°, 

 winds ,a. m. S. W. to W. N. W. and at times South, p. m. moderate 

 breeze and passing squalls; a long Southerly swell just perceptible, 

 clouds a. m spherical cumuli and nimbus, p. m. cumuli and dark 

 nimbi; wind p. m. West and W. N. W. and N. W. in the squalls ; p. m. 

 Bar. 5 p. m. 29.93. Ther. 80°, at 1 1 p. m. Bar. 29.03. and Ther. 80°. At 

 9 p. m. Capt. R. remarks, " I observed those modifications of lightning 

 more like the Aurora Borealis which I have seen in the North sea, 

 or rather more like the Aurora Australis which I have seen off Vau- 

 Dieman's Land and New Zealand. I have never seen it in low 

 Lats. but as a precursor of strong weather. It gradually lightens 

 up the western horizon with a sudden dark red glare, and thus flickers 

 about for a few seconds and gradually disappears. Bar. is still 

 high. The stars too have a very sickly appearance, and a peculiar 

 * As corrected by comparison with the Standard at Calcutta.— H. P. 



