334 Account of a Cyclone in the Andaman Sea. [No. 4. 



11th April. 



4 a. m. 29.88 80.5 Under weigh to Caligouk Is- 



10 30.00 81 landS— 4 miles E., wind N. west- 



4 p. m. 29.94 82.75 erly, clearing up at noon, sighted 



10 30.02 84 Amherst Pagoda. 



Remark. 



The tempest was worst on the morning of the 9th. 



Memo, from Log of the Mail Steamer Cape of Good Hope, Capt. 

 Eobeetson. 



9th April. — Proceeding down the coast from Akyab to Rangoon, 

 wind S. W. on the morning of the 9th. 



Noon. — Wind E. or E. S. E. threatening appearance, Sympie- 

 someter, 29.95. 



2 p. m.— Off Chiduba Island, wind E., barometer 29.90. 



8 p. m. — Wind N. E. gale, sympiesometer falling 29.70. 



Midnight. — About 40 miles N. W. of Cape Negrais, wind N. 

 sympiesometer 29.49, heavy gale, thunder and lightning, squalls and 

 rain, deck furniture carried away. 



10^7* April. — About 50 miles west of Cape Negrais, wind has gra- 

 dually changed to N. W. sympiesometer commenced to rise. 



Noon. — Passed Negrais channel, wind N. W. moderating. 



Remarks. — The gale was most severe shortly after midnight. It 

 ceased in the afternoon of the 10th. The wind veering to W. N. W. 

 and remaining westerly and N. westerly afterwards. Eine weather 

 on the 11th, arrived at Rangoon on the 11th at night. At Port 

 Dnlhousie, the cyclone had been worst, two ships were lost on the 

 9th. At Bassein, also great destruction was caused by the cyclone. 



I am indebted for this account to the verbal communication by 

 Capt. Robertson. 



Memo, from Log of ship Alma, Capt. D. Ritchie from Amherst to 



JPort Blair. 



8th April. — At Amherst, a strong breeze from N. W. until about j 

 midnight, when it veered to N. E. 



9th April.' — Left Amherst at 9 a. m. 7 wind N. E, 7 remained so 

 until night. 



