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water over the vessel. During these two days ship running up to 

 the JT. W. b. W. and N. W. -} N. from 2 to 8 knots. The wind is 

 marked at 1 p. m. on the 23rd as "Southerly." 



On the 23rd April. — 4 a. m. cruel weather. 7 a.m. wind marked 

 S. W. sea making a clean breach over the vessel and described as 

 awful ; the ship was now under storm sail. Barometer at 29.60 at 

 6 a. M. ; Noon no position given ; Lat. by Acct. 12° 47' N. ; Long. 

 94° 29' East ; p. m. wind becoming more Westerly, and by 8 p. m. 

 moderating to light breezes ; at 10, wind S. W. a 2-knot breeze 

 only, and at 11 the Barometer is marked at 29.80. At Noon 24th, 

 Lat. 14° 6' North ; Long. Chr. 94° 33' East. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. Steamer Plxjto, Capt. S. G. Boon, 

 Commander, from Moulmein to Rangoon. Civil Time. 



The Pluto left Moulmein on the 21st April, 1854, having on 

 board a detachment of European Artillery with officers and fol- 

 lowers, in all one hundred and fifty -five persons with their baggage 

 designed for the relief of the garrison of Bassein. The weather is 

 described as thick and gloomy, increasing at midnight with light 

 rain at times and a cross swell from the S. Eastward. Wind vary- 

 ing from S. East to West. The Barometer at Noon was at 30.00 ; 

 Aneroid 29.77; Sympiesometer 30.00. At midnight Bar. 30.00; 

 Aneroid 29.78 ; Sympiesometer 30.35 ; Ther. 81°. This kind of 

 weather it is remarked in Capt. Boon's report is usual at this period 

 of the year. 



22nd April. — a. m. a long Southerly swell ; at 4, fresh breezes 

 S. E. and threatening w r eather ; Bar. at 5. a. m. 29.87; Aneroid 

 29.40; Symp. 30.25; Ther. 81°. Daylight, weather as before, vessel 

 labouring much, steering to the S. W. J S. with a heavy Southerly 

 swell. At 8, more moderate. At Noon, moderate but gloomy ; 

 Bar. 30.1 ; Symp. 30.10 ; Ther. 81°. Lat. Obs. 15° 30' N. ; Long. 

 96° 9'* East, p. m. light breezes Southerly and cloudy with a S. 

 Westerly swell. 3 p. m. saw Point Baragua from the mast head 

 bearing W. N. W.f distant about twenty miles. Soundings at 2 



* 95" 9' in the log which would have placed the vessel to the Westward of 

 the points. 



•j- W. S. W. in the log and official reports but W. N. W. is no doubt meant 



