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shifting to southward and more moderate and finer weather; bore up my course ; 

 weather getting finer but still coming up from the southward in hard squalls. 



14th Oct. — Lat. 19° 07' N.; Long. 88° 57' E.; gradually clearing up to a 

 strong southerly breeze, but dark cloudy weather ; at 10 p. m. hove to ; not liking 

 to approach the Sandheads till the weather cleared ; midnight Lat. 20°; strong 

 gale increasing again from the southward, made sail and worked off. I suppose 

 being hove to, the tail of the breeze picked us up again. 



15th Oct. — Moderating from the southward. 



To some enquiries made by me, Capt. Arrow says : — 

 " The lurid appearance which is mentioned is that of a deep leaden 

 sky during the day time. There was also to the northward a heavy 

 red glare. 



For two days after leaving Madras a remarkable halo round the 

 moon was noticed. It was of considerable brilliancy, and the orange 

 and blue colours very distinct. 



The arched squalls were remarkably regular in their formation, 

 resembling those of the Straits of Malacca. 



The thunder and lightning were most violent and intense from 8 

 p. m. 12th to 2 a. m. 13th. 



Hot and cold blasts were distinctly felt. I can compare the hot 

 blasts only to the Scirocco of the Mediterranean. 



We found a very confused sea after bearing up, evidently where we 

 crossed the track of the Cyclone.*' 



Abridged Log and Notes from Capt. Humphries, Ship Sea Park 

 (No. 9 in the Chart) from London to Calcutta ; reduced to Civil Time. 

 From the line to 14° N. we had strong westerly breezes with much 

 rain and gloomy weather, with a steady Barometer and very warm 

 weather. 



On Wednesday, October 11th.— Lat. 16° 57' N. ; Long. 900 02' East; Bar. 

 at 10 a. m. 29° 70' ; Simpiesometer 29.30 ; winds variable from S. S. W., S. E. 

 and Easterly, with fine weather, p. m. light Easterly breeze, veering to N. E. ; 

 5 p. m. Bar. 29° 60'; Simp. 29.20. At 6 p. m. in 3rd reefs ; wind light and vari- 

 able from N. E. and N. W. through the night. "At sunset a red lurid light in 

 the heavens, but not of such a character as I have remarked off the Cape previ- 

 ous to violent gales, and in fact there was no indication for worse weather 

 except that of the Barometer and Simpiesometer. 



12th Oct.— Lat. 17° 54'; Long, 89° 06' East; Bar. 10 a. m. 29.35; 

 light rains and calms ; Barometer and Simpiesometer falling at the time when the 



