1849.] Eighteenth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 849 



14th Oct. — a. m. blowing a violent hurricane from S. W. 5 a. m. lost main 

 and mizen masts. Barometer 1.30; a. m. 29.10 ; at 2h. 30' 29.22; at daylight 

 was passed by the Edmundsbury in Lat. 19° 45' N. ; Long. 86° 38' East, 

 Noon moderating and fine with a very high sea ; 8h. wind strong ; at 2 p. m. 

 saved five hands from about 47 of the crew of the Hope which had foundered; 

 her crew had constructed rafts which the Rustomjee could not succour as she 

 was unmanageable. 



False Point Palmiras. 



From Mr, Barckley, the Superintendent of False Point Light-house^ 

 1 have the following memorandum taken down verbally from his 

 information. 



Gale commenced on the 12th with heavy squalls N. E. to N. W. ; 

 between 12th and 13th blowing N. N. E. and always increasing ; began 

 to blow steadily on to 13th from the N. E. and on the night of that 

 day very heavy. 



A shift took place to N. N, W. at about 9\ p. m. of the 13th 

 with high water. Then it fell a dead calm at 10, which lasted to 12^ 

 or 0.^ a. m. the rain clearing off: saw the stars very clear over 

 head, but a thick bank of haze all round. At 12^ breeze fresh 

 and very stormy from S. S. E. to a complete hurricane, which lasted 

 about seven hours, varying only two or three points more to the 

 Southward. 



The rise of tide, which was about 9 ft, more than usual* (entire rise 

 17 ft. high) came in with a rush like the bore. I saw it come in a 

 heavy foaming surge of a wave like the surf outside of Plowden's 

 Island ;f I heard it coming in and went up to see what it was ; and from 

 the gallery of the Light House saw it distinctly. I at first thought 

 it was the Island being washed away. This bore came in about two 

 o'clock in the morningj when the hurricane had reached its full height 

 from the Southward. It was a bright moonlight night, clear over head 

 and cloudy almost in a circle towards the horizon. During the whole 

 time it was blowing there was no lightning, but during the calm there 

 was some forked lightning, mostly from the Northward and Westward, 



* In this estimate Mr. Bond, Master Attendant of Balasore agrees. 

 f At the entrance of the mouth of the Mahanuddy on the North shore, on which 

 the Light House stands. 



% When the tide therefore was at three quarters ebb. 



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