1852.] A Twenty-first Memoir on the Law of Storms. 305 



sunset made sail, sounded 28 fathoms, and came to at 1 p. m. on the 7th, 

 in Madras E-oads. 



John B. M. Hareis, Commander, 



James Hall. 



Extracts from the Log of the Ship Duke of Cornwall. 



Thursday, May 1st. — Unsettled appearance, Bar. setting to 29.65-75, 

 wind Easterly veering to N. E. and N. N. E. latter part. Moderate cloudy 

 weather. 



May 2nd. — Strong breeze to N. N. E. ; 11 a. m. signal made to shipping 

 to send down T. Gr. yards and masts. Bar. 29.70 ; 8 a.m. falling to mid- 

 night 29.50 blowing hard and heavy rain, riding easy but heavy sea on. 

 Midnight strong gales and heavy squall at N. N. E. Bar. 29.50; 3.30 

 A. m. the same, Bar. 29.48. 



May 3rd. — 6 a. m. signal made to slip (5 or 6 went) but we could not, 

 having the Barque " James Sail" a cable's length to leeward of us and a 

 heavy swell on to E. N. E. wind N. N. E. blowing fearfully in squalls. 

 8 a. m. Bar. 29.54 ; Noon 29.50 blowing fearfully in squalls. 3 p. m. Bar. 

 29.48. "James Hall" with 2 anchors down drifted a good distance from us. 



4 p. m. Bar. 29.40 ; slipped, blowing fearfully at N. N. E. and a heavy 

 swell to E. N. E. stood to the S. E. under storm trysails and double reefed 

 fore topsail, our run up to Midnight 44' true S. E. by E. Midnight Bar. 

 29.38, blowing hard to North. Head to the Eastward. 



Sunday, May 4sth. — Midnight strong gales and heavy squalls, heavy sea 

 on, ship labouring and straining much. 2 a. m. Bar. 29.38 wind N. N. W. 

 the tiller broke ; got the rudder head jammed in the trunk as quick as we 

 could, but its surging had materially started head of the sternpost, kept the 

 ship to under storm main trysail. 4 a. m. Bar. 29.30. Ship not keeping to 

 well, being obliged to keep the rudder as much amidship as possible, on 

 account of wrenching stern post more — paid the stream Hemp cable over the 

 weather bow, with a long Teak fish spanned at the end of it, and kept to 

 better. 5 a.m. had got a spar lashed on rudder head which helped it a 

 little. 8 a. m. Bar. 29.20 ; blowing fearfully hard to N. W. and a con- 

 fused sea on, rising in pyramids and heavy rain ; 10 a. m. 29.25 (Noon 

 29.24; wind W. N. W.) ; 1p.m. 29.18 ; 2 p. m. 29.18 (3 p. m. 29.5 mini- 

 mum) wind West blowing awfully hard and a continued deluge of rain ; 



5 p. m. 29.10 ; 8 p. m. 29.14 ; wind W. S. W. ; Midnight 29 30 ; wind 

 W. S. W. a deal of lightning since 10 p. m. in the N. N. W. and blowing 

 a fearful hurricane, harder since 10 p. m. than before I think, and the 

 changes of wind preceded by a lull of 2 or 3 minutes. The decks in a 

 deluge of water and shipping tremendous seas, ship in much distress. 



