288 A Twenty -first Memoir on the Law of Storms. [No. 4. 



Extract from the Log of the Schooner Joseph Manook from Swan 

 River to Calcutta, by Capt. H. S. Dick. Civil Time. 



Memorandum— I have compared this with the vessel's Log and made a 

 few additions. H. P. 



We had heavy N. W. squalls from 1° 30' to 6° N. Being then sheltered 

 by Ceylon the wind became light and variable. I wished to call in at 

 Madras, so kept as much to the Westward as possible, and in Lat. 10° 30' 

 N. and Long. 81° 8' E. on the— 



Is* May— The Barometer began to fall from 29.82 to 29.72 ; Ther. 82° 

 with heavy dark appearance and much rain : at 5 p. m. Civil Time, tacked 

 to the S. W. wind W. K W. and the Bar. had risen to 29.78. Midnight 

 very heavy N. W. squalls and much lightning to the Eastward. Bar. 29.78 : 

 close-reefed and sent top gallant yards upon deck. 



May 2nd.— Wore to the N. West ; wind West ; Bar. 29.77 ; at 3 a. m. 

 wind North, blowing hard with every appearance of a gale, though the 

 Bar. high, being 29.78 ; at daylight weather the same, Bar, 29.78 : at 8 a. m. 

 down main topmast and in flying jibboom, Bar. 29.74 ; 11 a. m. blowing 

 hard from N. N. W. and a high sea : in topsail. Noon Lat. by account 

 10° 40' ST. ; Long. 81° 3' E. ; Bar. 29.72 ; blowing very hard, and a high sea 

 running ; at 2 p. m. Bar. 29.64 wind N. W. by W. blowing half a gale, 

 hove the vessel to under storm sail, with her head to the North Eastward, 

 the sea running very high with rain. Midnight ditto weather Bar. 29.56. 



May 3rd. — 1 a. m. blowing hard with rain ; wind N. W. ; Bar. 29.48 ; 

 at 8 a. m. but little wind, vessel would not steer, but a heavy confused sea ; 

 at 7.30, a heavy gust from N. W. ; Bar. 29.46 ; at 8 a. m. hard gale from 

 W. N. W. and a tremendous heavy confused sea ; Bar. 29.45 ; at 9 a. m. 

 blowing with most violent gusts from West, shipped several heavy seas 

 over the poop, unshipped the binnacle. The third sea washed the man 

 from the helm nearly overboard ; I ordered the helm to be lashed a lee as 

 it was not safe for a man to remain there, had my tell tale compass screwed 

 up under the top gallant forecastle ; wind West by N. ; Bar. 29.44 ; after 

 9 A. m. all hatches battened down, could not note the Bar., but the wind 

 West, blowing in most furious gusts ; at 4 p. m. opened one board of the 

 hatch for some biscuits and to note the Bar. which was then 29.44 ; closed 

 up the hatches for the night, so could not note the Bar. ; wind during the 

 night from W. to W. by S. blowing in most fearful gusts. 



May Uh. — Daylight more moderate ; wind W. by S. opened companion 

 hatch and found the Bar. risen to 29.59 ; at 10, wind S. W. set reefed 

 trysail and storm staysail ; Bar. 29.62. Noon fresh gales with a tremend- 



