1845.] Twelfth Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. 361 



The wind at 3 p.m. began to veer to the Southward, and blew 

 moderately. The Barometer did not fall below 29° 30' during the 

 hurricane. 



The wind from SE. continued until the 15th, when it ended in a 

 very heavy gale, drawing round to SW. the violence of which lasted 

 from 10 a.m. until 3-30 p.m. and here ended our disasters. 



Arthur Vyner. 



Abridged Log of the Brig Dido, Capt. Saunders, from Penan g to 

 Calcutta, civil time. 



The Dido left Penang on the 4th November, 1844, and had varia- 

 ble, baffling, light winds from the North and between NE. and NW. 

 so that by the 7th, at 8 a.m. she had the great Seyer Island bear- 

 ing ENE., distance 24 miles, which would place her at the time in Lat. 

 8° 30' N., Long. 97° 23' E. 



On the 8th November. — The same winds and weather a.m. At 

 noon, no observation; p.m. light winds from NNE. to NW. with driz- 

 zling rain. 



9th November. — Winds from NW., NNW., and at 8 a.m. North, 

 with very dirty appearance. At 9, hard gales, obliging her to run 

 to the South, the wind not marked but, as by Commander Vyner's 

 note, NE. At 10, carried away mainmast head, and by noon when 

 Lat. by account is 11° 6' N., Long. 96° 12' E. nothing but foremast and 

 bowsprit standing. Shortly afterwards the wind is marked South. 



10th November. — a.m. hard gales South to SSE. noon gale still 

 keeping up and drawing to the SE. p.m. wind SE. 8 p.m. E. 

 terrific gales and increasing, ship labouring dangerously, losing boats 

 &c. &c, and in distress. No position given at noon ; 10 p.m. gale de- 

 creasing a little; midnight wind SE. 



Wth November.— Gale moderating, wind SE. throughout, no obser- 

 vation. Clearing the wreck. 



\2th November. — a.m. moderate SE. breezes, at noon Lat. 13° 39' 

 N. wind marked S. Easterly throughout. 



13th November. — Wind marked SE. throughout, light breezes and 



fine. Noon Narcondam SbW. 30', Lat. 14° 04'. 



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