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much, washed in and unshipped Larboard Cutter ; daylight, found one 

 of the shrouds of the main rigging carried away and the wedges 

 round both fore-mast and bowsprit worked right out ; blowing heavily 

 at East with tremendous squalls and rain. Ship lurching and rolling 

 heavily and shipping much water over all. The lower deck complete- 

 ly afloat, the water washing over the combings. No Observations. 



Bar. ranging from 29.50. to 29. 60., Simp, from 29.2 to 29. 10. 

 throughout the gale the Ther. 83°. 



Saturday 2d December, 1844.— p. m. Wind E. by S. Hard gale 

 with heavy squalls, rain and hail and a tremendous sea on ; ship being 

 struck very heavily about the stern frame and under the Larboard 

 main channels, the quarter galleries completely gone, the quarter 

 deck and waist ports stove and washed out, the sea rolling in on either 

 side in a large body ; 8 ditto weather ; 10 The gale moderating and glass 

 inclined to rise ; midnight less wind with a high sea on, ship labouring 

 severely, the sea striking her heavily and taking in much water on 

 deck and below. 



2d December. — Daylight found the driver-boom tossing astern. 

 8, wind still blowing strong with less sea; well 14 inches ; throwing 

 overboard 5 horses, that died from fatigue and want of air during 

 the late bad weather; noon moderate and fine. Lat. Obs. 12° 58' 

 South. Long. 82° 30'. East. 



I now, as in the former Memoirs, arrange the logs of the ships in 

 tables .to shew at one view the weather and winds prevailing over 

 this great space of the ocean which, it will be observed, reaches on the 

 1st and 2d November, over 24 degrees of Lat. including the equator, 

 and during 5 days with severe storms blowing on both sides of it. 

 This is alone a Meteorological curiosity of no small interest. 



