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Abridged Log of the ship Sir Robert Seppings, Captain Stuart, 

 (No. 22 on the Chart), from Columbo to Calcutta, reduced to Civil 

 Time. 



October 10th, 1848. — At noon light airs and hot sultry weather, Ganjam 

 bearing N. W. dist. 20 miles ; Lat. Obs. 19° 15' North ; Bar. 30.9 ; Ther. 90°. 

 p. m. light variable winds, standing to the Eastward. Midnight wind N. W. 

 Memorandum. This ship had been on the 6th in sight of Juggernath Pagoda, 

 but had been set down the coast by the baffling winds and the Southerly current. 



Oct. 11th. — To noon standing to the Eastward with a fresh Northerly and 

 N. N. Easterly breeze and a heavy head sea. At noon Lat. 18° 55' North ; 

 Long. 86° 18' East; a current setting to the S. S. W. 2 miles per hour. Bar. 

 29.90; Ther, 89°. p. m. fresh breeze with a heavy head sea ; standing to the 

 Eastward 2| to 4 knots, with variable northerly breezes. 8 p. m. squally and 

 rain, with a dark threatening appearance; ship pitching very heavily. Midnight 

 strong breezes from the Northward ; much lightning to the Eastward. 



12^A Oct. — 3 a. m. more moderate. At 8 strong breezes Northerly, with a 

 very threatening appearance; increasing at noon with hard squalls, when Lat. 

 Acct. 190 27' N. ; Long. 87° 20' East. Standing to the Eastward ; Bar. 29.70 ; 

 Ther. 86°. p- m. Wind North strong gales, heavy squalls and rain ; 5| p. m. 

 making all preparations for bad weather; down Royal yards and close reefing. 

 8 p. m. Bar. 29.55 ; gale increasing with a very threatening appearance ; hove too 

 under main trysail. Midnight hard gales and heavy rain ; Bar. 29.50. 



13th Oct. — At 2 a. m. more moderate and Barometer rising. Set reefed foresail 

 and main topsail ; at 4 again hove to, gale increasing and Barometer falling to 

 29.20. To noon wind always East, to N. E. at noon, when Lat. by Acct. 19° 

 40' N.; Long. Acct. 88° 00'; p. m. wind marked N. E., hard gales. 2 p. m. 

 more moderate, set foresail and main topsail again ; wind S. E. Bar. 29.40; 4 

 hard squalls and heavy rain, Bar. falling to 29.10; at 5 p. m, wind marked S^ 

 S. E. 6 p. m. weather more threatening, took in foresail and main topsail, both 

 of which blew to pieces. The furled sails now blowing from the yards ; wind 

 S. E. to South. 7 p m. wind S. S W., ship on her beam ends, main and mizen 

 masts and foretopmast went by the board. 8 p. m. wind South ; pumps choked, 

 crew baling; midnight a continuation of heavy gales, wind veering from S. E. to 

 S. S. W. Position during the height of the hurricane was about 19.30 N. 87.35 East. 



Uth Oct.—] a. m. wind S, S. W. ; 4 a. m. South; 9 a. m. S. b. E. to noon ; 

 4 a. m. the same weather ; at 8 more moderate to noon, when Lat. Obs. 19° 45' 

 N.; Long. 87° 50' East; Bar. 29.1 ; Ther. 79°. p. m. wind S. S. W. Moderat- 

 ing to midnight, when wind S. b. W.— noon Lat. 19° 45'; Long. 87° 50; 

 Barometer broken in the height of the tempest. 



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