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the sides of the Pluto would be blown in, she heeled right over her 

 broadside and remained in that, position for four long hours, the 

 roaring of the wind was similar to a powerful steamer blowing off 

 steam. If I had not been prepared for the shift to the N. W., 

 funnel and masts must have gone ; I think if we had not had wire 

 rigging, the masts must have gone and perhaps the vessel. 



The Barometer stood high when we left Moulmein river, but the 

 weather looked dirty, but not more so than you would expect in 

 the S. W. monsoon, even when I sighted the land about Barazie 

 there was nothing extraordinary in the weather. 



They had the wind at Moulmein, first at S. E. and then 8. W. 

 it was hardest there at S. W. I found that the trees blown down 

 there fell to the N. E. I forgot to mention that the Master Atten- 

 dant of Moulmein on the very day of the hurricane went out to 

 sea in the Trusty Schooner ; so little did he expect a hurricane ! 

 If I had gone to the E. N. E. when I discovered the track of the 

 storm was N. E. how should I have had the wind ? Would it not 

 have veered to the South and S. W. and West ? I should not have 

 been far from the centre, and, if the wind veered to the Westward, 

 I should have had a dead lee shore, shoal water, and an unmanage- 

 able ship ; I think the wind would have more power over the hull 

 of the Pluto than the current, as I have often noticed as well as 

 others who are accustomed to the small iron vessels, that when 

 lying in a tide-way they will remain wind-rode, while other and 

 larger vessels are riding with the tide. There was only one way I 

 fancy of avoiding the hurricane, and that was jammed up by the land. 



Chief Oeeicer. — Saw it coming from the JS". W. and heard it 

 blow with indescribable violence. 



Second Oeeicer. — Heard it approaching with great noise, but no 

 screaming. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. Light Vessel Tavoy, Mr. S. W. Hazle- 

 wood, Commanding Officer. Off Elephant Point. 



21st April. — At 10 a. m. severe squall from the S. East, during 

 the day fresh breezes E. S. E. to S. East with heavy rain as noted. 

 At 6 p. M. weather "looks threatening" and at 10 p. M. "a nasty 

 sea is getting up." 



