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creasing, ship hove on her beam ends, stowed the trysail ; 10 squally 

 with heavy rain ; 1 1 a.m. began to clear up. Noon, strong gale and 

 clear weather. Distance run from noon 9th, 138 miles. At noon 

 centre of St. Matthew's Island East ^ N., distant 20 miles, Lat. Obs« 

 9° 50' N. 



p m. Stopped steaming for repairs; course having been always 

 NNW. At 2-30 heavy gale NNW.; by 8, wind SSW. hard gale and 

 heavy squalls ; all hands at the pumps. At midnight gale moderat- 

 ing, and the wind shifting to the SE. made all sail to get off the lee 

 shore, course NNW. 



Wth November. — 2 a.m. Squally with heavy rain. 4 a.m. clearing 

 up, and fine breeze from the SE. noon Lat. Obs. 11° 6' N. centre 

 of Clara Island EbN. ^ N. distant 28 miles. Distance run from noon 

 10th to noon 11th, 58 miles. 



Abridged Log of the Dutch Barque Fattel Hair, Capt. ■ 



from Batavia bound to Calcutta, reduced to civil time. 



7th November, 1844 — Lat. noon 8° 48' N., Long. 96° 48' E. p.m, 

 to midnight, light and variable winds from the NNE. and NE. 



8th November. — am. to noon, the same; wind NNE. and with light 

 squalls. Noon Lat. 10° 3' N. Long. 95° 56' E. p.m. wind NbE. 

 squally. By 7 p-m. ship had stood 14^' to the EbN. and had then 

 the wind NW. with squalls, increasing to midnight, up to which time 

 she stood 16' to the NNE. 



9th November. — To 8 a.m. wind marked NW. and squally, 9 

 a.m. wind NNW. Noon increasing, preparing for bad weather. 

 Lat. 10° 50' N. Long. 96° 25'. Barometer marked as " still standing 

 at 29.6. p.m.* blowing fresh, increasing squalls and sea rising fast. 

 Wind WNW. At 2 wind shifted to SW., kept away under the 

 main top-sail and ran to 6 p.m. about 32 miles." Sea rising fast. At 

 6 pm. wind SSW. increasing to a heavy gale, hove to. At midnight 

 blowing furiously. 



\0th November, — a.m. Increasing, boats blown and washed away. 

 Wind SE. and to noon the same ; " wind coming round from East to 

 * From this time the Log is in the form of a narrative. 



