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Sympieso- 

 meter. 



Winds. 



Remarks — Sunday, 4th May. 



2 











A. m. wind beginning to veer 

 to W. in squalls, sea becoming 

 like a boiling pot, vivid light- 

 ning accompanying the squalls, 

 but no thunder heard. 



4 







29.20 







D 



8 







29.20 







10 







29.20 



N. b. W. 



Noon, very dark thick wea- 

 ther, wind veering rapidly. 



12 



11 





29.125 



N. W. b. N. 





2 









N. W. b. W. 



3 p. m. terrifically heavy 

 squalls, with thunder and light- 

 ning immediately overhead. 



4 









W. b. N. 





6 









W. b. S. 



4, beginning to take off, but 

 still blowing very hard. 



8 







29.325 



W. S. W. 





10 







29.525 







12 







29.55 



S.W. 



Midnight still moderating. 



During the height of the gale it was almost dark like very thick fog. 

 Morning, observed a curious brick-red appearance in the sky. 



I should suppose that I was, at the time of the height of the gale, about 

 100 miles S. E. by E. or S. E. of Madras. 



From Midnight of May 4th, until 6 p. m. of May 5th gradually moder- 

 ating, and sea becoming more regular. I then bore up under close reefed 

 topsails and foresail and stood in to the Westward ; my Bar. pumped so 

 much that I could not depend on its indication. 



Noon May 6th, made sail and at 4 made Sadras Hills, wind continuing 

 steady from S. W. 



May 8th, Noon, Sympiesometer 29.70, having risen since the height of 

 the gale 575. 



H. J. Andrew, 

 Master of the Barque Stains Castle. 

 To Captain C. Biden, 



M? dear Sir, — I beg to send you an extract from the Barque Aztec's 

 Log Book from the time of slipping from my moorings until my return 

 into the Eoads again, and have only to say that during my experience as a 

 Commander for the last twenty-two years, I never experienced the elements 

 to display so much confusion, and to blow with greater violence. Satur- 



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