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12 do. 29.50 79 do. Slipped our cable at 



6.45 under close reefed 

 topsails and reefed fore- 

 sail and stood away S. 

 E. by E. blowing hard 

 at North. 

 May 4th,— 2 a.m. 29.40 79 do. Between 4 and 8 about 



6 do. 29.40 79 do. p. m. on the 4th, wind 



10 do. 29.35 79 N. N. W. about W. with furious 

 12 do. 29.24 79 N. W. squalls and heavy rain, 



2 p. m. 29.25 79 do, a heavy cross sea run- 



4 do. 29.15 78 do. ning constant, quick 



6 do 29.10 78 W. N. W. flashes of lightning all 



8 do. 29.35 78 do. night. 



9 do. 

 10 do. 

 12 do. 



May 5th,— 2 a. m. 



4 do. 



6 do. 



8 do. 



12 do. 



2 P. M. 



4 do. 



6 do. 



10 do. 



12 do. 



May 6th.— 2 a. m. 29.65 79 South. Eeturned to the Ma- 



4 do. 29.60 79 do. dras Roads at daylight 



8 do. 29.68 79 do. on the 7th instant. 



* 12 do. 



Extract from the Log Book of the Ship Randolph, Wm. Dale Comr. 

 forwarded by Capt. Biden. 



May 3rd, 1851. — At 6.15 a. m. saw the signal at the Master Attendant's 

 flag staff to cut or slip, set the treble reefed topsails and slipped the 

 cable and stood to the E. S. E. Strong breeze to the N. N. E. with hard 

 squalls and heavy rain. At 10 a. m. kept away S. E. the gale increasing 

 with heavy rain. At 6 p. m. hove to on the port tack under close reefed 

 main topsail ; Lat. by Acct. 12° 20' S. ; Long. 81° 00' E. At 7 p. m. the 

 gale increasing with furious squalls, took in the main topsail. Midnight 

 strong gale and heavy sea. 



May 4>th. — Wind North, blowing a heavy gale with violent squalls and 

 heavy rain lying to under mizen trysail, the sea making from Westward 

 and Bar. falling rapidly. Noon blowing a hurricane with a very high 

 cross turbulent sea and heavy rain and lightning. The ship rolling heavily, 

 her lee rail in the water ; Noon Lat. by Acct. 11° 56' S. ; Long. 81° 10' E. 

 The wind gradually drawing to the Westward. At 2 p. m. a heavy sea 



29.40 



79 



do. 



29.40 



79 



do. 



29.35 



79 



N. N. W. 



29.24 



79 



N.W. 



29.25 



79 



do. 



29.15 



78 



do. 



29.10 



78 



W. N. W. 



29.35 



78 



do. 



28.98 



78 



do. 



29.03 



78 



West. 



29.10 



78 



do. 



29.25 



78 



do. 



29.34 



79 



do. 



29.40 



79 



do. 



29.50 



79 



S. Westerly. 



29.60 



79 



South. 



29.62 



79 



South. 



29.65 



79 



West. 



29.68 



79 



do. 



29.70 



79 



S. S. E. 



29.70 



79 



do. 



29.65 



79 



South. 



29.60 



79 



do. 



29.68 



79 



do. 



29.75 



86 



do. 



