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shewn in various memoirs, and which I have now no doubt constantly 

 occur. 



Remarks on the management of the ships. 

 The vessels which have suffered in this Cyclone, are numerous 

 enough to make it worth while, for future instruction, to state briefly 

 what their management was, and might have been, or what the peculi- 

 arly deceptive or adverse circumstances were which placed all manage- 

 ment, so far as to avoiding the Cyclone, out of the question. 



1 . Iron Gem. Disabled by an accident. 



2. Cowasjee Family, Should have stood out to the Westward so as 

 to raise her Barometer at midnight 23rd — 24th, and then, being bound 

 to the Northward, should have hove to till the wind was N. W. when 

 she might have run round the heel of the Cyclone, and up with it ; 

 carrying Southerly winds on its Eastern quadrants, which would have 

 saved time and the risks of the severe weather and heavy seas she had ; 

 otherwise she was well managed. 



3. Nereid. Perfectly well managed with a full knowledge of her 

 position ; and no doubt escaped the Cyclone by that knowledge and 

 management. 



4. Eneas. Was crossing in front of the Cyclone, but did not steer 

 sufficiently to the Westward to raise her Barometer, which fell 0.3 

 between noon and midnight. S. W. or even W. S. W. till she obtain- 

 ed a fine-weather Barometer, was her safe course. 



5. Atiet Rohoman. This ship hove to to allow the Cyclone to pass 

 her. She might by running off to the W. S. W. and S. W. and gra- 

 dually hauling to her course, have made a fair wind of it ; if she steered 

 well enough to allow of her doing so. 



6. John McVicar. The same error as the Eneas, in crossing too 

 closely. With abundant sea room the safe plan is always to haul out 

 for a good and rising Barometer before crossing. 



7. Duke of Wellington. This ship was like the Nereid, capitally 

 well managed, and with a thorough knowledge of her position. 



8. H. C. Surveying Brig Krishna. Knowing her ground perfect- 

 ly, and with the long experience of her able Commander, there 

 could be no question that this vessel would heave to in the right time 

 and place as she did ; but a merchantman would not act prudently in 

 running in quite so close to the Sand Heads before heaving to, to say 



