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as seamen usually allow for in a gale) at more than four miles per 

 hour, having once hove the log to ascertain it. 



Abstracts of the hog and Chart of the Ship Runnymede, Captain 

 Doutty, from England to Calcutta, with Troops on board, reduc- 

 ed to civil time. 



As with the Briton's Log, I have thought it also best here to set 

 down the Latitudes and Longitudes from the chart at first. 



Lat. N. Long. E. 



7th November 8° 36' .. 96° 51' 



8th „ 9° 32' .. 96° 35' 



9th „ 9°52' .. 96° 27' 



10th „ 11° 6' .. 96° 0' 



Friday, 8th November. — Heavy squalls with unsettled weather 

 nearly through the whole 24 hours; winds variable NE. and N. Wes- 

 terly; Lat. noon 9° 32' N., 96° 35' E. At 7 a.m. more moderate, sun 

 obscure. 



Saturday, 9th November Winds variable, at 5-30 wind NNW. 



squally, in 2nd reefs of the topsails ; at 9-30 a.m. wind backing to the 

 Westward, tacked to the Northward. Noon, sun obscure, Lat. 9° 52' 

 N., Long. 96° 27' E. wind WSW. strong breeze; rainy and squally ; 

 p.m. increasing, making preparations for bad weather. 



Sunday, 10th November. — Barometer falling, strong gale WSW. 

 with heavy squalls; at 5 a.m. in courses and close-reefed the topsails. 

 At 6 a.m. wind SW. blowing very heavily, in fore topsail and brought 

 ship to the wind under close reefed main topsail and main trysail. 



Noon no observation, Lat. by account li° 6' N., Long. 96° 0' E. 

 Hurricane of wind, Bar. 29.00, and falling. At 1 p.m., ship under main 

 trysail only. At 1-30 p.m. the fore and main top-gallant masts were 

 blown away. Wind South blowing very severely, the main trysail 

 blown to atoms, ship under bare poles, and laying beautifully to the 

 wind, with helm amidships and perfectly tight. The hurricane accom- 

 panied with a deluge of rain. At 4 p.m. wind SE. blowing terrifi- 

 cally, hatches all fastened down, starboard quarter boat washed away. 

 At 6-30 p.m. nearly calm, wind backing to the SW. Sea went down. 

 Bar. 28.45, kept ship away NbE. and got the top sails re-secured, 

 portions of them having blown adrift. At 8 p.m. Wind SW. hollow 



