1849.] Eighteenth Memoir on the Law of Storms, 847 



The Edmundsbury at noon on the 11th October had received her 

 Pilot on board in the course of the morning, and had at noon the outer 

 Floating Light bearing E. b. S. 10 miles ; winds variable from E. S. E. 

 and squally. 2 p. m. came too in 5 fs. 3.45, commenced weighing, and 

 at 6. 30 stood to sea with a strong breeze at E. N. E. 8 p. m. increas- 

 ing; midnight, Bar. 29.65. 



12th Oct. — 4 a. m. increasing and threatening appearance, making all prepar- 

 ations ; noon Bar. 29.60. Fresh gale, strong squalls and heavy appearance to 

 the Eastward, wind varying from N. E. to East. p. m. Lat. by double Alt. 19° 

 53'; Long. 88° 11' East; Bar. 29.60. Increasing strong gales E. N. E. and at 

 5 p. m. East to N. E.; 8 p. m. Bar. 29.58; 10 p. m. 29.56; midnight 29.50. 

 Blowing a hard gale. 



13th Oct. — a. m. wind N. E. ; 4 a. m. increasing, with threatening appear- 

 ances ; at 8 a. m. made every thing snug for bad weather. Noon hard gale and 

 dark cloudy weather ; Bar. 4 a. m. 29.40 ; 8h. 29.30 ; noon 29.20 ; Lat. Acct. 

 19° 21 ; Long. 87° 49' E. p. m. hurricane at N. E., ship under bare poles. 

 4 p. m. more moderate. 5. p. m. dead calm, tremendous cross sea ; Barometer 

 falling fast, 28.90. Drizzling rain with threatening appearance to the N. W. ; 

 heavy bank rising fast to the South. Trimmed ballast which had shifted. 6.30 p. m. 

 commenced blowing from the N. W. and veering to the Westward ; at 8, blew 

 a hurricane ; Bar. 28.40 ; ship lying on her beam-ends and refusing to wear. 

 Winds at 5 p. m. marked N. W. ; at 7 p. m. W. b. N. and at midnight a furious 

 hurricane S. W. lulling a little ; all hands by the axes for cutting away. 



lh. p. m. Bar. 29.18. 7h. p. m. Bar. 28.60. 



2 .. .00. 8 65. 



3 28.90. 9 75. 



4 80. 10 80. 



5 28.60. 11 86. 



6 28.40. 12 .98. 



14th Oct. — 2 a. m. lulling a little ; Bar. rising fast, wind S. W. Bar. 28.90. 

 By 4 a. m. wind had veered to S. S. W.f half past 4 wore and stood to the E. 

 N. E. At daylight saw the Framjee Cowasjee ; passed her at 7 a. m. in Lat. 

 19° 45' N. ; Long. 86° 38' East. Noon a large ship to the N. W. b. W. with 

 foremast, bowsprit and stump of mizen mast standing. Another to the S. S. E. 

 with her foremast and topmasts gone, both dist. abt. 5 miles Noon Lat. Obs. 20° 

 2'; Long. 87° 7' East. Winds marked, 5 p. m. S. S. W; 7, South; and at 

 11, South. 



* Pilot's note S. W. 



