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On the 1st December. — We have the Flowers of Ugie and Futtle 



Rozack close together with a heavy gale at N. E., and the Edmonstone 



also, which ship had run to the Southward about 150 miles, making but 



little westing, was now nearly on the same parallel, but 90 miles to 



the Westward of the two former ships, also with a N. Easterly gale. 



This places all three ships on the S. E. quadrant of the storm circle ; 



and we have the Fleming with a hurricane between North and East 



" and the Ainslie with puffs and lulls from the N. E.," indicating that 



both were not far from the centre and also on the same quadrant. The 



Fleming appears to have run in company with the storm for some time, 



and as the Ainslie was hove to, we see by her rising Bar. that it was, 



by her drift, rapidly passing from her. The track laid down for these 



two vessels it will be remembered is merely a line to join the two 



points between the 29th November, and 2nd and 3rd December, their 



position being wholly uncertain between those dates. The Baboo and 



Sophia both mark winds at N. W. but the positions of both are very 



uncertain. Hence we may I think place the centre of the storm for 



this day about in Lat. 9° 35' S. and Long. 83° 42' E. and it will give 



the winds to the ships as follows : — 



Ugie and Futtle Rozack about, . . N. E. by E. 



Ainslie and Fleming's positions I ^ Eastward . 

 wholly uncertain, J 



Edmonstone, E. N. E. 



Wellington, East. 



which with the exception of the Edmonstone is not far from what 

 they had. For the position of the Baboo, we have only her Lat. which 

 however would undoubtedly place her on the N. E. quadrant and 

 therefore give her a North Westerly wind. The Sophia (or her posi- 

 tion) is an anomaly which I must leave as I find it. She has by the 

 position given, and with our centre, the wind a little to Southward of 

 West, but by her log as marked she had a heavy North Westerly gale, 

 she may have again been farther to the Eastward than she supposed 

 for she could have had no good observations for the preceding 3 days, 

 and this as before remarked would place her on the right quadrant of 

 the circle for a N. Westerly gale, I have however, marked a storm arrow 

 through her supposed position for this day. 



On the 2nd December. — We have the Futtle Rozack, Edmonstone, 



