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



14//* November. — Wind SE., 5 and 6-knot breeze throughout. 

 Noon Lat. 15° 07' ; p.m. squally and heavy rain. 



15th November. — a.m. wind SE. fresh breezes with heavy rain 

 and cross confused sea. 8 a.m. to noon, wind marked South to SSW. 

 and SW. 8 fresh gale and dirty weather. 1 to 8 p.m. wind marked 

 West to NW. and West ; at 8 gale increasing ; hove to at 4 p.m.; 

 8 p.m. wind falling light, and sea with it ; at midnight fine. 



16/^ November. — Wind marked W. 4. a.m., when NW. weather 

 marked fine ; noon Lat. 17° 50' N. from which to midnight 19th calms ; 

 noon 19th Lat. 18° 58', Long. 89° 50' E. 



Extract from the Log and Chart of the Ship Briton, Capt. Hall, 

 from Sydney to Calcutta, with Troops on board, reduced to civil 

 time. 



Capt. Hall having favoured me both with his log-book and chart, 

 I note here the position laid down upon the chart, as presenting a 

 summary view of her track into the storm, and her drift in it accord- 

 ing to Capt. Hall's estimate at the time. 



Lat. N. Long. E. 



8th November 8° 25' . . 96° 55' 



9th „ Noon, .. .. 9° 10' .. 96° 30' 



6 p. m 9° 43' .. 96° 12' 



10th „ 11° 00' .. 95° 12' 



11/A „ 11° 33' .. 94° 55' 



12th „ Would have been in, 12° 04' .. 93° 56' 



On the 8th November. — The Briton was at noon in Lat. 8° 25' N. 

 Long. 96° 55' E. or about abreast of the Seyer Islands, with very light 

 baffling winds from the N. Eastward: and cloudy weather, which 

 to midnight freshened gradually .to a 4-knot breeze. Wind at 1 p.m. 

 marked North, and for the rest of the Log, " variable from SW. to 

 NW. 



9th November. — 1 a.m. course is marked WbN. to noon, the wind 

 being from the NbW. ; at 3-30, strong breezes. At noon, light and 

 fine, Lat. Obs. 9° 10' N., Long. 96° 30' E. p.m. wind freshening fast 

 from SW. and becoming SSW. at midnight, an 8-knot breeze ; 

 run 83' NWbN. from noon. At 6 p.m. dark gloomy weather, 



