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We must therefore, as the gale had not yet reached the Baboo, which 

 ship is the nearest, and at about 150 miles from the Futtle Rozack, 

 Ainslie, and Fleming, conclude that it did not much exceed 100 miles 

 in its semi-diameter, and taking this distance on each bearing line and 

 then the mean point between the two, we obtain a spot in Lat. 7° 50' S. 

 Long. 86° 52' E. for the approximate place of the centre of our storm 

 for the 27th, but we shall find on the 28th that this very nearly ap- 

 proaches what must have been its true place as shewn by the veering 

 of the winds, as the ships running and drifting to the S. S. E. sailed 

 close round the centre, which was slowly moving to the N. W. 



On the 28th of November, — We find on this day three of our ships 

 the Fleming, Futtle Rozack, and Ainslie, nearly on the same meridian, 

 but with a difference of 75 miles in Lat. between the Fleming, the 

 northernmost and the Ainslie the southernmost ship, all having run 

 or drifted, as the wind veered with them, to between the S. S. East 

 and S. b. Westward, and the hurricane having been stationary or pass- 

 ed very slowly to the N. Westward, judging from its approximate 

 track already laid down. Now if the circular theory be true, and if 

 there was this progressive motion we ought to find that these ships have 

 brought the winds from N. N. W. to North and N. East, according to 

 their positions on various parts of the circle, having run or drifted, as 

 before said, round the N. Eastern and Eastern, and one of them, the 

 Ainslie, reached the S. Eastern quadrant of the storm circle. We have 

 accordingly at noon. 



t More moderate and drawing to the 



ml _ ,,. . ... t < . A ) N. W.* p. m. N. N. W. and as the 

 The Fleming with the wind. / ghip wag running tQ ^ s w Rfc 8 



( p. m. N. East. 



!Wind N. E. throughout, having veered 

 from North with tremendous sea, her 

 course nearly parallel to the track of 

 the storm. 



-„',.,. f N. E. hard sale, tremendous sea p. m. 



TheAtnslte | E N . E . 6 p. m. East. 



While the Ugie from 80 to 90 miles to the Eastward of these ships has 

 the gale first from N.N. W. but by running to the S. W. b S. brings 

 it to North: all this is, as will readily be comprehended in exact con- 



* I suppose it to be about N. VV. b. N. 



