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p. m. A French and English barque in company, the English we sup- 

 posed the Baboo, Capt. R. remarks " I do not like this gloomy weather ; 

 with wind lulling and then coming on again with a warning noise* 

 there either has been or will be bad weather. At 4 calm, at 5 severe 

 squalls from S. S. W, tremendous high sea from the Southward, ship 

 rolling dreadfully at intervals. Bar. at 4 p m. 29.63; at 8 p. m. 29.63. 

 clouds marked as very low, scudding stratus to the Southward. 



25th November. — a. m. wind South veering to S. W. "and vice 

 versa," strong gusts from S. to S. W. with a high cross sea, occasioned by 

 a short Northerly sea meeting the long South swell. Noon, strong 

 gale at intervals, but decreases as the wind hauls to S. W. increasing 

 to Southward, ship under close reefed main-top-sail and fore-sail Lat. 

 5° 42' S., Long. 85° 3' E , standing to the E. S. E , a current N. W. 7$ 

 W. 27 miles in 24h. Bar. at 6 a. m. 29.64, Ther. 76°; 9 a. m. 29.64 

 and 78°, noon 29.63 and 80°. Clouds marked as low stratus, at times 

 scudding to the South, at times stationary, then flying to the N. E. 



p. m. strong gales S. W. b. S. mostly from S. W. attended with 

 violent squalls. The rain water exceedingly cold, the sea water very 

 warm, much more so than usually. Two Barques still in sight a head 

 5 p. m. mountainous sea from the Southward. Lofty scud above the 

 lower strata of clouds flying quickly to the Southward at 7. breaks in 

 the clouds, stars visible, but very dull. Bar. at 6 p. m. 29.62, Ther. 

 77°. At 10, 29.61. and 77°- Midnight wind in severe gusts succeeded 

 by lulls of a few minutes duration. Clouds, low stratus not per- 

 haps at 100 yards height, flying before the wind, breaks at times in 

 the clouds, stars visible, with lofty scud flying with inconceivable ra- 

 pidity to the Southward. 



26th November. — a. m. Laid to under close reefed main-top-sail. 

 Wind S. to S. W. squalls with rain, exceeding turbulent sea, noon 

 Lat. 5°. 30' S. Long. 86°. 23'. E., Bar. 6 a.m. 29. 62, Ther. 7«°; 

 at noon 29.63, and 80°, clouds very low stratus with lofty scud above 

 all flying to Southward, nimbus at intervals. Strong set to N. E. b 

 E. 65 miles for the last 24th. p. m. fresh gale with furious squalls 



* This warning noise 1 have more than once adverted to as certainly heard also on 

 shore; see Jour As. Soc. 7th memoir Vol. XI, p. 1000. but it might there be suppos- 

 «d to arise from local causes. It is curious to find it remarked at sea by such an atten- 

 tive observer. What can it be occasioned by ? See remarks in summary. 



