360 Twelfth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 161. 



13th November. — Winds steady S. Easterly throughout. Noon Lat. 

 account 15° 27' N., Long. 92° 37' E. Noon and p.m. squally with a 

 heavy sea, 6 to 8 knots. 



1 4th Nov. — S. Easterly breeze of 7 and 8 knots throughout. Noon 

 Lat. account 17° 53' N., Long. 91° 00' E. p.m. to midnight wind 

 N. Easterly. 



\5th Nov.-A a.m. Lat. by star Rigel 19° 12' Wind NNE. Noon 

 Lat. 19° 33', Long. 89° 45' E. 



Extract from the private Journal of Commander Vyner, R. N. late 

 of H. M. S. Wolf, passenger in the Brig Dido of Calcutta, from 

 the Straits of Malacca to the Sandheads. 



6th November, 1844. — a.m. Fine weather, light winds from the 

 Northward, p.m. towards midnight, fresh breezes and rainy. 



Jlh November. — 4 a.m. More moderate ; noon, light winds from the 

 Northward and Eastward, sunset fresh breezes and hazy. 



8th November.—^ a.m. Squalls, with strong breezes and drizzling 

 rain, which lasted throughout the day. 



9lh November. — a.m. Light breezes from the NNE., at 4 squally 

 dirty weather, barometer going down fast, commenced reducing sail; 

 at 8 wind increasing furled the courses, and close- reefed the top-sails, 

 split the main top-sail in a squall, down royal yards ; 9 a heavy 

 squall, put before the wind, and unbent main top-sail; it was now 

 blowing very hard, and a heavy turbulent sea running ; at 9-20 the 

 mainmast went close under the hounds, and fell forward in an ob- 

 lique direction over the larboard bow, gale still increasing; at 9-30 the 

 fore- topmast went by the board, and fell over the larboard bow. The 

 ship was now in so lumbered a state from the wreck, that it was dif- 

 ficult to move without being hurt by some or other of the geer fetch- 

 ing way. From 9 to 11 the hurricane was at its height, and blew 

 the whole time with unceasing violence; at 11 it suddenly fell calm, 

 and in about f of an hour the gale again commenced from SW. and 

 W. and blew as hard as before. Lat. at noon 11° 6' N., Long. 96° 12' 

 E., at 1 p.m. the weather began to assume a better appearance; but 

 the sea was running immensely high. 





