1852.] A Twenty-first Memoir on the Law of Storms. 295 



Extract from the Log of the Ship Catherine Apcar, Ca.pt. Fowler ; 

 from Mauritius to Calcutta. Reduced to Civil Time. 



May 2nd, 1851. — Midnight, dark cloudy, unsettled weather with variable 

 winds ; 4 to 8 a. i. calms ; 8 to 12, wind "West to S. W., 5 knot breeze. 

 Noon, Bar. 29.49; Symp. 29.20; Lat. Acct. 10° 44' North; Long. 84° 14' 

 East. P. m. light winds and calms, gloomy threatening appearance ; 4, 

 freshening from Eastward ; at 8, strong gusts making preparations for bad 

 weather. Bar. 29.43 ; Symp. 29.18. Midnight, hard squalls and rain. 

 Wind Easterly. 



May 3rd. — Dark cloudy and blowing very heavy at times. 2 a. m. 

 wind E. S. E. ; 3, Bar. 29.33; Symp. 29.12; 5, wind still E. S. E. Bore 

 up North. Bar. 29.29 ; Symp. 29.12 ; Noon strong breezes E. S. E. ; Bar. 

 29.40 ; Lat. Obs. 12° 40' ; Long. Chr. 83° 32'. Throughout the preceding 

 24 hours very heavy clouds hanging about the horizon, hot sultry weather 

 and gloomy appearance, squalls heavy at times with heavy rain, but little 

 or no sea on. P. m. fresh gale Easterly. Ship standing North ; 8, Bar. 

 29.50. Midnight, dense masses of clouds and hard squalls. 



May Uh. — Hard squalls ; 8 a.m. fresh gales E. b. S. ; at 11, a terrific 

 squall; Noon, strong gales and heavy sea; Lat. 15° 13' N. ; Long. 82° 6Q 

 E. Current N. 51 W. 33 miles. During the last 24 hours steady gales 

 East and E. S. E. with hard squalls and much rain. p. m. the same 

 decreasing at sunset ; 9 p.m. wind S. East. 



May 5th. — Wind hauling to S. S. E. ; Daylight moderate ; Noon fresh 

 breeze and squally. Lat. 16° 42' N. ; Long. 84° 25' East ; Bar. 29.67 ; Simp. 

 29.46 ; Current, N. 78 East 39 miles. 



Extract from the Log of the Ship " Atalanta" Capt. R. F. D. Towle ; 

 from Coringa bound to Pondicherry, forwarded by Capt. Biden. 



April 30th, 1851.— Light winds throughout from S. S. E. : S. E. and 

 E. S. E. with occasional calms and slight showers, Lat. 12° 45' N. ; Long. 

 Chr. 83° 58' E. ; Bar. Noon 29.80. 



May 1st. — Variable winds with fluctuating Bar. Smart squalls from 

 East, veering to N. E. and N. N. W. Steered S. b. W. : S. S. W. and 



5. W. At Noon gloomy all round with drizzling rain, wind light at N. E. 

 Lat. Acct. 11° 34' N. ; Long. Acct. 83° 40' E. ; Bar. Midnight 29.76 ; 

 4 a. m. 29.66 ; 8 a. m. 29.72 ; Noon 29.75 ; Bar. 3 p. m. 29.61 ; 5, 29.63 ; 



6, 29.66 ; 8, 29.68 ; 9, 29.70 ; 11, 29.70. Light winds and cloudy. At 11 r. m 

 dark gloomy weather with drizzling rain, winds flying about from S. E. to 



