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struck the stern and washed away the boat. At 4 p. m. the wind S. W. 

 blowing furiously with a tremendous sea. At 8 p. m. the hurricane abat- 

 ing, the Bar. rising ; Midnight strong gale and heavy sea. 



May 5th. — A. m. strong gale and high sea with hard squalls and rain at 

 times. At 6 a. m. more moderate, set close reefed topsails ; Noon strong 

 gale and Southward and dark cloudy weather. The sea more regular. At 

 10 p. m. Lat. per Alt. of Jupiter 12° 7' S. ; Midnight fresh gale and clear 

 weather, made sail. 



May 6th. — A. m. fresh gale and clear, sea falling fast ; at 12.30, brought 

 up in Madras Roads. 



State of the Barometer during the Gale. 



Bar. Aneroid. Symp. Wind. 



May 3rd, 6.30 a.m., 29.60 29.65 N. N. E. 



Noon, 29.52 29.60 29.47 „ 



„ 2 p.m., 29.44 29.55 29.40 



6 „ 29.44 29.53 29.39 



„ 10 „ 29.44 29.52 29.39 „ 



Midnight, 29 40 29.45 29.35 



May 4th, 4 a.m., 29.38 29.40 29.30 North. 



„ 8 „ 29.33 29.40 29.30 N. W. 



Noon, 29.20 29.33 W. N. W. 



„ 2 p. m 29.10 29.25 



4 29.25 29.40 S. W. 



8 „ 29.33 29.50 



Midnight, 29.38 29.52 



May 5th, 4 a.m., 29.41 29.55 * 



„ 8 „ 29.55 29.70 .... Southerly. 



„ Noon, 29.62 29.72 



„ Midnight 29 70 29.80 



Inland Notes hy Capt. Biden. 



May 5th to 6th. — Vizagapatam — blowing a gale from N. N. E. to S. E. 

 and South. 



May 5th to 6th. — Bellary — from 4 p. m. from 5 to 8 a, m. 6th, gale with 

 heavy rain. 



May 3rd. — Guntoor — gale from Eastward. 



May 3rd to 6th. — Secunderabad — heavy storms of wind but little rain. 



May 3rd. — Chingleput — raining heavily till 10 a. m. of 5th, then heavy 

 gale commencing at North and veering to East and South. 



