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



7 p. M. — Wind N. N. W. blowing furiously, cross sea, squally 

 and rain, barometer 29.20 lost jib boom and 24 pr. gun. 



10 p. m.' — Wind drawing to westward, vessel shipping seas fore 

 and aft, barometer 29.49. 



MidnigM*— Lost sails, blown away, furled. Barometer rising, 

 slightly moderating. 



10^ April, 4 A. M. — Stood S. "W. ward, shipped heavy sea from 

 S. E., ship rolling heavily, wind N. W. to "W., passed ship standing 

 to eastward. 



Variable winds to westward all the 10th. 



Remarks. 



Gale was strongest at 4 p. M. on 9th, with wind suddenly increas- 

 ing to north, barometer falling rapidly till 4, then rising, moderated 

 at 2 A. m. on 10th, confused sea all forenoon. Capt. Campbell had 

 the kindness to procure this memo, for me, and also to lay down the 

 track of the Coromandel. 



Memo, from Log of Honorable JEJ. India Company' 's Steamer Dal- 

 Jwusie, Lt. Hellakd, I. N. from Calcutta to Port Blair, 



7th April. — Eiver Hooghly at Calcutta, weather fine, winds vari- 

 able, barometer at 9 A. M. 29.90 Temp. 83. 



8^ April. — River Hooghly at Calcutta, wind westerly and north- 

 westerly, weather fine, barometer at 9 A. M. 29.96 Temp. 82. 



9th April. — Proceeding down the river, wind westerly 2 — 4 baro- 

 meter 30.00 Temp. 83. 



10^7* April. — At 1 — 30 p. m., the Pilot left the ship, winds between 

 W. and S. 4. Barometer at 9 a. m., 29.97 Temp. 85. 



At noon of 10th.— Latitude IS 51' N. longitude 89° 59' E. 



11th April. — Wind S. S. W. 3 — 4 fine, barometer at 9 A. M. 

 29.96 Temp. 83. 



At noon.— Latitude 16° 52' N. longitude 92° 16' E. 



12*7* April— Culm, latitude 14° 36' N. longitude 93° 41' E. 

 Memo, from Log of Ship Edward, from Kurrachee to 

 Port Blair. 



7th April.— At noon latitude 7° 13' N. longitude 88° 31' E., wind 

 northerly and variable with calm. 



