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p. m. 14 fs. and at 4 p. m. 11 fs. At 4 p. m. Bar. 30.00 ; Symp. 30.10 ; 

 Ther. 84-|°. A stroug Northerly current ; at 4 p. m. wind marked 

 S. East, swell increasing from the S. West. Sunset gloomy and 

 threatening, made all possible preparations for bad weather, vessel 

 steering out to the S. S. W. At 8, increasing breezes from S. East, 

 dark gloomy weather with passing showers and lightning; Bar. 

 29.90; Symp. 30.00; 9 p. M. Bar. 29.80; Ther. 84°; Symp. 29.90? 

 wind marked S. East at 9 p. m. Every appearance of a gale in the 

 Gulf to the S. West of the vessel ; altered course to S. East with a 

 view of clearing its track ; sea increasing to midnight, when blowing 

 a gale from S. East with passing light rain and sheet lightning, Bar. 

 29.60 ; Ther. 83°; Symp. 29.70 ; Aneroid 29.60. 



23rd April. — a. m. heavy S. East gale, Artillerymeu pumping, as 

 the Engine could not keep the bilge-pumps going fast enough ; 

 4 a. M. Bar. 29.40 ; Ther. 84J° ; Symp. 29.60. Sea increased and now 

 mountainous and confused, horizon at times no where visible from 

 the height of the waves ; 5 a. m., ship unmanageable and in danger 

 of foundering ; threw all the deck baggage overboard ; 6.30 a. m. 

 ship more buoyant. 



At 7 a, i. a lull of 15 minutes ; securing masts, funnel, &c. for a 

 shift of wind, Bar. 29.09 ; Ther. 84° ; Symp. 29.20; Aneroid 29.10. 

 Observed the Bar. rise and fall 1 inch* Much sheet lightning ; saw r 

 sea birds about the ship and noticed the water effervescing alongside.^ 

 At 7h. 15' wind shifted to the N. W., blowing with indescribable 

 force ; boats, bulwark and paddle-box blown away. Lashed the 

 helm a lee as the men could not stand the violence of the wind 

 and spray. All hands lying flat on the deck holding on to the 

 bolts, &c. under the lee of the weather bulwarks; impossible to 

 move along the deck without crawling on all fours. Bar. oscillat- 

 ing very much and finally settling at 28.40. Obliged to desert the 

 pumps from the fearful violence of the wind. Ship buried in the 

 sea. Foremast invisible from the funnel from the sheets of spray. 



as W. S. W. would place the vessel in 4 fathoms water to the North of the 

 Krishna shoal. I subsequently learned that these were clerical errors. 



* From 29.09 to 30.09 and falling again instantly as specially noted in Capt. 

 Boon's official report. 



t The italics are mine throughout this log. 



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