1858.] Account of a Cyclone in the Andaman $ea, 323 



Helix. 



H. Cyclophlax, B. 



H. Tugurium, B. — Bare. 



H. Castra, B. — Rare. 



H. Orobia, B. — Rare. 



H. Lubrica, B. 



H. Huttoni, B. 



H. Borida, B. — Common on shrubs in Darjiling during early 

 morning. 



H. Climacteric a, J3. 



H. Blectostoma, B. 



To this a dozen may safely be added to complete the list, of shells 

 which are undescribed and of which I have not seen specimens. 



Calcutta, 30th August, 1858. 



Account of a Cyclone in the Andaman Sea, on the 9th and 10th 

 April, 1858.— By G-. von Lieeig, M. D. 



The Friend of India of the 13th May publishes the following 

 notice : " The Maulmain Advertiser records a severe gale in the 

 Bay of Bengal on the 9fch and lOfch of April and two preceding 

 days. The shipping suffered considerable damage and the Brig 

 Dido bound from Rangoon to Penang foundered at Sea ; one man 

 was saved, &c. &c." 



Having been in the Andaman Sea about that time, doing duty on 

 board the Honorable East India Company's Steam Erigate Semira- 

 mis, Capt. Campbell, which had left Calcutta on the 4th of March 

 for the Andaman Islands and Maulmain, I had an opportunity of 

 collecting some information with regard to this gale, a well defined 

 Cyclone, the publication of which I think will be of importance for 

 the navigation of the Andaman Sea. I consider the publication of 

 this account the more in the light of a duty, as we have had only 

 lately to regret the loss of Mr. Piddington, who has for a number of 

 years conferred so much benefit on the navigation of the Indian 

 seas bv collecting facts illustrative of the laws of circular storms 



