1845.] Twelfth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 359 



due North. Barometer as before, p.m. wind increasing, Barometer 

 beginning to fall at 1 o'clock." At 6 p.m. wind NNE. Barometer 

 down to 28.5. At 9h. Barometer beginning to rise fast, a heavy squall, 

 wind NW. At 9-30 gale beginning to moderate. Midnight, gale 

 had moderated considerably. 



Wth November. — a.m. Wind SW. coming gradually round to the 

 Southward, squalls continuing, but on the whole moderating. At 1 1 

 a.m. Barometer " up to fair again (about 30.00 in the usual Baro- 

 meters), as usual." Noon, sea going down, Lat. 13° 6' N. " N. B. 

 this gale went round from North to SW. SE., East and North again 

 twice."* p.m. wind SSE. run from midnight to noon being 27 miles 

 North. 



On the two following days wind moderate from the SSE. 



Abridged Log of the Schooner Clown, Capt. J. T 'albert , from 

 Penang towards Calcutta, reduced to civil time. 



8th November, 1844. — 2 a.m. a heavy squall from the North, and 

 at noon squally appearances with winds variable from the North. Noon 

 Lat. account 9° 58' N. Long. 96° 26' E. p.m. winds N. Easterly and 

 Northerly with a heavy rising sea. 



9th November. — Winds variable from the Northward and towards 

 noon veering to the Westward. Noon * f fresh gales with a tremendous 

 heavy sea," Lat. account 10° 41' N. Long. 95° 56' E. p.m. wind 

 westerly, hauling to the South with heavy sea throughout. 10 p.m. 

 hove to ; when up West and off N W. Wind therefore about SS W. 



10^ November.— a.m. increasing gale. 9 a.m. wind marked SSW. 

 Noon strong gales, no position given, p.m. Strong gales S Westerly 

 to midnight, when more moderate.t 



1 \th November — a.m. Wind Southerly, daylight out all reefs and 

 fine. Noon, no position given. Wind S. Easterly ; a 6-knot breeze. 

 p.m. fine weather, wind S. Easterly 6 knots. 



12/^ November. — Daylight saw Narcondam, bearing NbW. Noon 

 Narcondam SWbS. 6 or 7 leagues. Winds SE. and ESE. 6 and 7 

 knots throughout. 



* The paragraphs marked by commas, are literal extracts. 



t Vessel drifting to the N. Eastward, and storm moving to the Westward ? 



