26 A Twentieth Memoir on the Law of Storms. [No. 8. 



ances to Noon* when Lat. 18° 24'; Long. 83° 55' Paris; 86° 15' Greenwich. 

 p. m . Wind North but variable ; at 9 p. m. N. N. W. Midnight lying to under 

 close-reefed main topsail, blowing a hurricane. At ^ past 7 p. m. a terrific squall 

 with violent thunder and lightning in which it was impossible to be heard. 



27th April. — a, m. wind about W. b. N. and at 5 a. m. west, decreasing rap- 

 idly to noon when in Lat. 18° 05' North ; Long. 85° 12' Paris; 87° 32' Green- 

 wich, p. m. wind is marked at S. West. 



Abridged Log of the Schooner Joseph Manook, Capt. H. Hicks, 

 from Akyab to Calcutta, reduced to Civil Time. 



25th April, 1850.— At Noon Lat. 19° 53' N. ; Long. 89° 30' East. p. m. 

 wind N. E. b. N. course, N. W. b. N. moderate and fine, a 3 knot breeze 

 decreasing at sunset with threatening appearances. At 7.30 p. m. a heavy 

 squall from the Northward, increasing to a gale at Midnight from N. E. with 

 every sign of bad weather, though the Bar. is at 29.80. 



<26th April. — At 10 a. m. wind marked N. E. b. E. 7.30 a. m. wore ship 

 to S. Eastward. Noon weather as before. Lat. Acct. 20° 30'; Long. 89° 10' 

 E. ; Bar. 29.90. 5 p. m. wind marked E. N. E. 8 p. m. hove to, wind N. E. ; 

 at 10 p. m. East, gale and sea increasing. 



27th April.— I a. m. wind S. East ; 2, S. S. E. and 3, South ; Noon S. S. W. 

 vessel lying to with heavy gale and sea, lost our boat. Bar. at noon 29.40. ; 

 p. m. Bar. 29.36; at 8 p. m. moderating. A brig in company since sunset of 

 26th ; proves to be the Tavoy, Pilot Vessel. 



28M April. — Weather gradually becoming fine. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Rob Roy, Capt. J. Francis, from Singa- 

 pore towards Calcutta, reduced to Civil Time. 



<Z5th April, 1850. — Wind N. Easterly and N. E. b. N.; at 4 a. m. steady 

 breeze and cloudy weather freshening to Noon, when Lat. 19° 2' N.; Long. 

 86° 24' East. p. m. strong breezes and heavy sea with sharp squalls. Wind 

 from E. N. E. to Easterly, and again E. N. E. at Midnight, when Bar 29.15.f 



26M April. — Increasing breeze to strong gales with high sea ; at noon wind 

 from N. E. b. E. to N. N. E. Bar. 4 a. m. 30.10; at 10 a. m. 29.71 ; noon 

 29.70. Position not given, but the land had been seen ; at 9.30 p. m. on the 

 2r>th distance about 6 miles, p. m. very strong gales N. N. E., heavy rain and 



* Mauvaise apparence tout a fait. Ciel allume — (literally altogether bad ap- 

 pearances and " sky lighted up") is entered here at 8 a. m. I suppose this 

 alludes to the red sky, but I had not an opportunity of enquiring. 



f 30.15 is probably meant since it must have fallen afterwards to 29.70 before 

 Noon. 



