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—5 96 —9 90. 



6—9 29.00 10—11 29.00. 



Noon, 28.86 12 midnight, .. 29.20. 



4 p. m. wind North ; at 6 N. b. W. ; 8 N. W. ; 10 to midnight, West; at 8 

 blowing a hurricane; impossible to look to windward. Moderating at midnight, 

 14M Oct. — a. m. wind S. W. ; 4 a. m. S. S. E. ; 6 South to noon, when Lat. 

 19° 50' N.; Long. 86° 51' East. Fresh gales. 



Bar. 1—2 a. m. 29.40. 8 .. .. 29.50. Noon, 29.70. 



The Ship Lady Sale, Captain Castor, though not experiencing any 

 part of the Cyclone, followed it closely up the bay, and taking her to 

 have been on the 12th about a degree from the Wellesley to the South- 

 war d — for I have not been able to obtain her position — it shews that 

 either the monsoon was following up the Cyclone, or that its influence 

 extended further to the South, her Bar. register alone could settle this. 

 The following note is sent to me by Capt. Castor : — 



" October, 1848.— Lat. 13° 05' to 18° 2' N. ; Long. 80° 30' W. ; S. 5° 07' E. 



From the ninth to the tenth October, while in the Madras roads, the weather 

 was very unsettled, blowing in squalls from N. to N. E. with incessant rain for 

 about 48 hours ; dark and gloomy appearance to the N. E. and N. 



The " Lady Sale 7 left Madras on the 11th with fine weather, winds from the 

 Westward ; on the 12th and 13th experienced very squally weather from S. W. 

 to W. ; on the 13th, being farther to the North, it blew stronger from the West- 

 ward, with puffs and an irregular swell from N. E. to E., so much so that the 

 vessel pitched her jibboom and flying jibboom away, and was obliged to ease her 

 by reducing sail ; winds stronger from the Westward. On the 14th very fine 

 weather with thick huge clouds over the tops of the hills on the coast ; anchored 

 on the evening of the 14th, and found the surf very low, the tides uncommonly 

 high, weather clear and pleasant, and continued so for some days. 



(Signed) John Castor, 



Lady Sale." 



Abridged Log of the Ship British Sovereign, Capt. Harris, 

 (No. 20 on the Chart) from London to Calcutta. Civil Time. 



\2th Oct. — The ship British Sovereign ran up from 7° North in one 

 continued series of squalls and rain, with the exception of about 3h. from 

 8 to 11 p. m. of the 11th October; wind throughout from W. S. "W. 

 to W. N. "W. On the night of the 11th the stars had an unusually 

 brilliant appearance, and the heavens were illuminated occasionally with 

 a very red glow. 



