852 Eighteenth Memoir on the Law of Storms. [Aug. 



It was the 19th November before this disabled ship could get in far enough 

 to get a Steamer ! 



Abridged Notes from the Log of the Schooner John Hepburn, Cap- 

 tain Plum, (No. 17 on the Chart) from Calcutta bound to Penang. 

 Civil Time. 



The Schooner John Hepburn, left the Pilot on the 7th October, in the 

 evening, and had light variable winds to — 



Tuesday, October 10th, 1848. — a. m. wind light and variable from East to E. 

 N. E. steering to the S. Eastward. Noon Lat. Obs. 19° 28' N.; Long. Chr. 

 88° 33' E. ; Barometer 29.67 ; Ther. 87°. p. m. moderate light breeze and fine ; 

 sunset weather becoming unsettled, clouds rising up from the Eastward, at times 

 squally ; and a swell from the South Eastward. Midnight same weather, vessel 

 pitching heavily and taking in much water forward. 



Wednesday, Oct. 11th, — a. m. squally W. Noon light winds, squally 

 from E. N. Eastward; Lat. Obs. 18° 18' N. ; Long. Chr. 89° 6' E. ; Baro- 

 meter 29.61 ; Ther. 86°. p. m. cloudy threatening weather, winds light and 

 variable from E. N. E. to S. E. ; and a heavy swell from S. E.; Barometer 

 29.50. Sunset, steady breezes and cloudy weather ; midnight, swell heavy from 

 S. E. and dark cloudy weather. 



Thursday, Oct. 12th, — a. m. wind light and variable from N. Eastward 

 and a very threatening appearance to the 8. W., standing close hauled to the 

 S. E. to Eastward ; Barometer 29.38. Daylight a ship to the S. Westward 

 under storm sail, standing to the Northward, distance about 1|. miles. At 7 

 Bar. 29.30 ; Ther. 82°. Heavy clouds to the Eastward and a dense black appear- 

 ance to the S. Westward. At 9, light winds from S. Eastward ; vessel on 

 starboard tack ; heading up N. E. to E. N. E. a heavy swell from S. Eastward. 

 Noon moderate winds and squally weather with rain ; Lat. Acct. 17° 35' N.; 

 Long. Acct. 89° 36' E. Barometer 29.25. 



p. m. wind increasing and a very high sea; Barometer falling fast, 29.20. 

 At 2.30 strong gales and a tremendous high sea ; wind S. E. ; hove too under 

 balance reefed, mainsail and a small fore staysail. At 4, gale increasing consi- 

 derably ; vessel lurching heavily and shipping great quantities of water over all, 

 and to leeward, unable to look to windward for rain and spray, which blew 

 along with great violence. At 5, shipped a very heavy sea abaft the main 

 rigging, which filled the decks and tore away the balance reef of mainsail, &c. 

 got a small staysail up to the mainmast to keep her too. At 6, blowing 

 extremely hard, especially in the squalls. Barometer 29.15; vessel's lee rail and 

 part of the deck under water. At 9, Barometer 29.9, and weather very bad, 

 blowing a perfect hurricane. At 10, the new inner staysail blew out of the bolt 

 ropes— all hands at the pumps. Midnight ditto weather, vessel's head N. E. 

 to E. N. E. 



