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4, 29.54; 6, 29.55; 9, 29.60; 11, 29.54; Noon 29.54; Ther. 79°.* p. m. 

 furious squalls from W. S. W. heavy rain and high sea. Ship lurching 

 violently at times and shipping much water. Hove to under bare poles. 

 HeadupN.N.W.off N. N. E. 



May UK.— Midnight, the wind shifted to the S. W. blowing with the 

 same fury. Lulls between the gusts as yesterday. A constant wash of water 

 across the deck, vessel mating no water to speak of. Noon, squalls less 

 frequent and violent. Still blowing hard with heavy confused sea. 2 p.m. 

 Bar. 29.54; 4, 29.49; 8, 29.50; Midnight 29.56. P. m. strong gales from 



5. W. with heavy confused sea ; got a new fore royal in the mizen rigging 

 to keep the ship to the wind. Head up W. N. W. off N. W. b. N. At 6, 

 the mizen stay carried away close to the main mast, got a tackle on it and 

 set it taut. At 9 p. m. gale fast abating and sea going down. 10, Lat. 

 per Mer. Alt. 41° 46' N. ; 10.30 p. m. Lat. per Mer. Alt. Spica 10° 47' 

 JST. Wind at South. 2 a. m Bar. 29.54 ; 4, 29.52 ; 8, 29.58 ; 10, 29.66 ; 

 Noon 64 ; Ther. 82°. Bar. 2 p. m. 29.64 ; 8, 29.68 ; Midnight 70. 



May 5th. — Midnight, moderate and fine with confused sea, and light- 

 ning to the N. W. Daylight ditto weather with high sea. Noon, fresh 

 steady breezes with fine clear weather. A confused sea still running. Lat. 

 Obs. 10o 53' N.; Long. Chr. 83° 34' E. : Bar. 29.80; Ther. 85°. Set 

 the jib. 8 a. m. Bar. 29.75 ; Noon 80. 



Notes of the Weather experienced at Vizagapatam between the 30th 

 April and 6th Mag, 1851, by G. Hudson, Esq. Master Atten- 

 dant. 



Wednesday, April 30th.— Variable light airs and sultry weather through- 

 out. An unusually clear atmosphere without a cloud in the sky. The sea 

 very smooth and of a dark blue color. The distant hills around (at other 

 times obscured by haze) presented a bright and clear appearance, and the 

 verdure on them was perceptible to the naked eye. Bar. 29.80. f 



Thursday, May 1st. — The first part of this day light airs from the 

 N. W. inclining to a calm. Sun bright and powerful. Bar. 29.80. Emily 

 29° 85'. 



Noon, light Northerly airs veering to N. E. and continued in that quar- 

 ter to the evening. A smooth sea and a long swell setting in from the 

 Eastward. 



* No position given, 

 f This range of Barometer is from the Log of the Bark " Emily'' 1 wrecked at 

 Bimlipatam 20 miles North of this place ; at 4 p. m. on Monday, May 5th, 1851, 

 by the heavy sea and Easterly squalls driving her from her anchors. 



