1849.] Eighteenth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 853 



Friday, October 13th,— a. m. bad weather. At 2, moderating a little and 

 Barometer on the rise, but still blowing a very heavy gale and seas breaking 

 over the vessel in all directions; pumps constantly going. Daylight Barometer 

 up to 29.50 ; and a very high irregular sea, wind veering to the Southward. 

 Noon strong winds and a high confused sea ; Lat. Acct. 18° 15' N. ; Long. 89° 

 46' E.; Barometer 29.59. 



p. m. ditto weather ; wind Southerly, after which it became fine. By observa- 

 tion on the 14th in Lat. 19° 31' N.; Long. 90° 31' East; having experienced 

 a strong current to the North during the Cyclone, and Captain Plum adds that 

 there was neither thunder nor lightning, while it lasted, with him. 



Abridged Log of the Barque Eastjrain, Capt. Shire (No. 18 on the 

 Chart), from Calcutta to Bushire ; reduced to Civil Time. 



Tuesday [0th Oct. — Pilot left at 2 a. m. Noon lower floating height bore 

 E. i N. in 8 fs. water; Bar. 29.62 ; Lat. 21° 6' N. ; Long. 86° 6'. Light 

 airs S. E. and fine clear weather. Midnight fresh breezes about E. b. S. and 

 fine clear weather. 



11th Oct. — At 3. a. m. wind E. b. S. ; at 7, N. N. E. ; a 4 knot breeze ; from 

 daylight to noon squalls and rain. Ship standing to the S. S. W. ; Lat. Acct. 

 19° 36'; Long. 87° 38. p. m. wind North and at 9, N. E. ; 5. to 4 knots. 

 Cloudy, squally, and rainy weather, p. m, course S. W. b. S. 



12th Oct. — At 2 a. m. wind N. W. freshening gale ; at 8 a. m. wind W. b. N. 

 5 to 7 knot breeze. Noon Lat. 17° 05' North ; Long. 86° 06' East. p. m. 

 moderating wind N. W. b. W. and N. N. W. ; 6 to 2 knots. At 8, light airs. 



Abridged Report of Mr. T. Bell, Mate Pilot, B. P. S. in charge of 

 the Arab ship Forth. Civil Time. 



On the 13th Oct. — At noon saw the outer floating light bearing S. b. W. 

 ship standing to sea with a fresh breeze E. b. N. and beginning to feel the 

 strong set to the westward ; passed about 1 mile to leeward of the Floating Light 

 and was signalized to stand to sea. Shortly after he estimates to be making a 

 W. S. W. course though steering S. b. W. At sunset spoke the Camperdown 

 and told her to stand to sea, but could not board her. Towards midnight gale 

 increased, wind about N. E., running with it on the quarter (or about South) 

 blowing furiously, all sails, furled or set, blown from the yards. 



lAth Oct. — All hands continually at the pumps to keep the water down to 3 

 or 4 feet in the hold. All we could do was to scud dead before it. Vessel 

 steering remarkably well, daylight wind N. N. E. ; during the day blowing furi- 

 ously. 2 p. m. a little lighter and shifted to N. b. W. At 5 p. m. we had the 

 strength of the hurricane from about N. b. W. Carried away fore and mizen 

 topmasts. Pilot steering himself to prevent her broaching too. Hove overboard 



