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A M. 









May 4th, 



2 41 



29.458 





N.N. W. 



May 5th, 



9 21 



482 





South. 





3 41 



448 





North. 





41 



493 





South. 





4 41 



434 





North. 





10 21 



502 









5 41 



464 





North. 





41 



518 





S. E. 





6 41 



466 





N.N. W. 





11 21 



542 









7 41 



476 





N. N. W. 





41 



540 





S. E. 





8 41 



490 





N. N. W. 





P. M. 











9 41 



454 





W. N. W. 





21 



556 









10 41 



464 





N. N. W. 





41 



560 





South. 





11 41 



406 





N. W. 





1 21 



41 



555 



556 





South. 



May 5th, 



A. M. 











2 21 



560 









41 



400 





N. W. 





41 



560 





South. 





1 41 



380 





W. N. W. 





3 21 



570 









2 41 



362 





W. N. W. 





41 



570 





S. b. W. 





3 41 



336 





W. S. W. 





4 21 



582 









4 41 



347 





S. W. 





41 



596 





S. b. E. 





5 41 



322 





s. w. 





5 41 



626 





South. 





6 41 



362 





s. w. 





6 41 



662 





S. b. E. 





7 41 



392 





s. w. 





7 41 



699 





South. 





8 41 



432 





s. w. 





8 



708 





South. 



Lowest at 5h. 36.- 



10 A. M. 

 Maximum, 



2d- 

 3d- 

 4th- 



Diff. 

 -29.800 



- .702 .098 



- .593 109 



-29.316. 



4 P. M. 



Minimum. 



29.684 Diff. 

 .568 116 

 .432 136 



N, B.— On the 2nd and 3rd instant the wind hauled round repeatedly to N. N E. 

 and from 10 p m. to midnight, on the 2nd it was N. E. ; at 11 a. m. on the 3rd the 

 wind was N. N. E. C. B. 



|* Further particulars of the late Gale." Extracts from the Log of 

 the Barque Palm. 



Barque Palm slipped May 3d, 6h. 40m. a. m., steered E. S. E. until 2 

 p. m., going 5 knots. She hove to under close reefed main top sail and 

 mizen stay sail, lying E. N. E. then N. E., North, and N. W. ; at 2 p. m. 

 May 5th, blowing very hard with heavy sea and rain, lost our stern boat 

 and had main topsail blown away, noon on same day more moderate, 2 

 p. m. made sail. May 6th 9 a. m. set main sail, 10.30 made Sadras Hills, 

 and 3.20 anchored in Madras Eoads, passed several pieces of wood, appa- 

 rently teak. 



