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ous sea ; Bar. 29.64 ; at 4 p. m. fine appearance but the Bar. had fallen 

 to 29.59. I supposed by setting the trysail and staysail, we had made 

 head way to the N. W. into bad weather again, wind S. S. W. wore ship 

 to the S. E. ; at 8 p. m. decreasing gales and fine appearance, sea still very 

 high : Bar. 29.73. Midnight strong gales from South, Bar. 29.75. 



May 5th. — At 4 a. m. fresh gales and the sea very high, Bar. 29.76. Day- 

 light fine. Blowing hard from the Southward and the sea running very high. 

 I gave up all thoughts of going to Madras, as it was not prudent to stand 

 to the N. W. ; at 8 a. m. Bar 29.78 ; made sail and stood to the IN". E. 

 for Calcutta. Noon a very high sea ; wind South ; Bar. 29.86 and fine 

 weather; Lat. 10° 49'; Long. 83° 35' having been set to the S. S. E. 160 

 miles during 3| days' gale. Midnight cloudy with rain ; Bar. 29.90 ; sea 

 still very high. 



May 6th. — Fine clear weather ; wind S. S. W. ; Lat. 13° 26'; Long. 

 84° 21' ; Bar. 29,96. 



My little vessel rode most gallantly over the seas, with only a very small 

 storm mainsail set, coming up and falling off only one point each way ; I 

 was never in so heavy a breeze before, it seemed almost impossible the little 

 vessel could live in such a cross confused sea. By your book I fancy I 

 was upon the right tack though perhaps you will censure me for not 

 running to the S. E. but I thought it would only be a common monsoon 

 gale which we expect in these months or I should have done so ; and coming 

 from the Southward we have had our Bar. ranging high, I thought 

 nothing of the fall till it was below 29.67 ; as I have often had it as low 

 as that in the bay during the S. W. monsoon for 6 and 7 days together. 



Extract from the Log of the H. C. Steamer Hugh Lindsay from 

 Paumbum and Cuddalore to Madras. Civil Time. Forwarded by 

 Capt. Biden. 



On the 2nd May, 1851. — The Hugh Lindsay at Noon had Porto Novo 

 Chimney bearing S. W. Moderate breezes S. W. b. W. and heavy rain ; 

 Bar. 29.77. At 5, anchored at Tranquebar. At Midnight heavy squalls 

 of wind and rain with lightning and thunder, and threatening appearances 

 from the N. West with a heavy swell on. Wind W. N. W. ; Bar. at 4 

 p. m, 29.69. 



May 3rd. — A. m. the same ; and a thick gloomy appearance all round ; 



weighed at 3.30 a. m. At 7.30 a. m. wind W. N. W. Nagore Pagoda N. W. 



finding the wind and sea fast increasing, and every appearance of a heavy 



gale stood out to sea instead of anchoring at Ndgapatam. Bar. 29.40 ;* 



* So in MSS. but apparently an error ; 29.70 was probably meant ? 



