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never saw such a confused and strange sea, I have seen much 

 higher seas, and I am sure wind heavier but then the sea was re- 

 gular and the wind steadier.* 



10 p. m. dreadful squalls and a confused sea, both cutters washed 

 away and mizen-topmast carried away, blowing still harder but Bar. 

 rising; midnight tried to set the fore-sail and scud but it was blown to 

 pieces clouds low stratus and nimbus; Bar. 2 p. m. 29.49. Ther. 

 82°; at5h. 29. 5and80°;at lOh. 29. 53; at llh 29.54; at midnight 

 29.56 and 79°. 



29th November. — a. m. wind N. E. till noon, still blowing fearfully 

 at times. Again tried to scud and ran S. by W. 58 miles to noon, 

 Bar. steadily rising, 10 a. m. good sight for Chr, 2 a. m. Bar. 29.57; at 

 7h. 29.57. and Ther. 79°; at lOh. 29.58. and 80°; at noon 29 59. and 

 81°. Lat. 9° 47' S. Long. 87° 18'. 



Noon blowing with inconceivable fury at times, with the sea I 

 think more agitated and confused than ever ; rising up in monstrous 

 heaps and falling down again without running in any direction. 

 Noon laid to again. 



p. m. violent squalls and tremendous high sea, 3 feet water in the 

 hold, wind N. E. to East. Midnight more moderate at times. Bar. 

 2 p. m. 29.60, Ther. 82°, and to midnight the same, but Ther. 79° 

 clouds during this 24h. are exceeding low stratus scndding in all dis- 

 rections, upper strata to the Southward, lower to the west ; at other 

 times apparently to North and East. 



30M November. — a. m. gale abates a little, high sea, ship lying to 

 with tarpaulins in the mizen rigging, wind marked N. E. to East. 

 Bar. 4 a. m. 29.60, Ther. 77°- Noon 29.61. Ther. 80°, Lat. 10° 55' 

 S. Obs 10° 48' S. by double altitudes Long. 86° 46' E. Clouds low 

 stratus. 



p. m. moderate gale at times but the sea does not go down ; at 4, 

 heavy rain, wind N. E. throughout, midnight the same weather; 

 heavy squalls of rain. Bar. 1 p. m. 29.61. Ther. 81°; at 6h. 2961. and 

 78° ; midnight clouds low stratus with nimbi. 



* This is by far the clearest, most graphic and seaman-like description of "the pyramidal sea" 

 found at, or near, the centre of Indian Hurricanes and to which I have frequently alluded in 

 former memcirs, which I have yet met with. 



