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monly called sheet lightning,* my reasons for standing to Eastward were, 

 in case the Cyclone should recurve and take a course in the direction of 

 the Coast to Ganjam ; or otherwise if broken up at the Sandheads I 

 might experience heavy shifts of wind near False Point. 



\5tk.~ Bar. 29.73 ; Symp. 29.73 ; Aneroid 29.63 ; Ther. 86° ; weather- 

 glasses scarcely falling at the usual time. Weather fine, wind between S. 

 W. and South, sea very high from Westward until in soundings, where it 

 entirely disappeared ; a very strong haze and high Southerly sea nearly 

 resembling rollers ; the haze so strong that I could not see the pilot 

 vessel till close to her, say three miles, (although on board the pilot vessel 

 they had seen us an hour previous). As all hands were anxiously looking 

 out for her, I conclude the haze was much stronger to the Northward 

 than to the Southward. 



Abridged Extract from the Log of the Barque Limehottse, 

 Capt. Chester, from the Cape to Calcutta.— Civil Time. 



13th May, 1852.— Strong breeze W. N. W. Daylight showery and 

 heavy head swell, ship plunging very deep. Noon Lat. d. e. 16° 42' N. ; 

 Long. 86° 36' East; Bar. corrected 29.785; Ther. 82°. p. m. wind 

 West, ship running to the Northward. Fresh gales increasing to mid- 

 night, when blowing very heavy. 



\4th. — 2 a. m. blowing a heavy gale West, and terrific squalls. Hove 

 to. 5 a. m. wind marked S. W. ; 6 a. m, bore up, heavy cross seas break- 

 ing over the ship like a half-tide rock. Noon Lat. 17° 9' North ; Long. 

 86° 20' East ; Bar. cor. 29.685 ; Ther. 82° ; Simp. 29.30. p. m. very 

 threatening, making all snug ; wind W. S. W. Bar. 29.55 ; at 7h. 30' ; 

 p. m. Ther 80° ; 8 p.m. under close reefs; wind West, fresh gale. Thef 

 sky in a perfect blaze with lightning all round the compass. At 9h. 30' 

 lightning particularly vivid in the N. W. quarter with rain. At 8 P. M. 

 sounded ; no ground 70 fs. ; at 10 p. m. tremendous heavy squalls. Hove 

 to. Wind marked N. West to West ; Bar 29.45 ; Ther. 79° ; Simp. 

 29.10. Midnight blowing a very heavy gale ; wind W. b. S. 



15th. — Deluge of rain to 2 a. m. Thunder and lightning still heavy. 

 Barometer rising and falling to the weather (extent of variation is not 

 given). At 4 a. m. it suddenly fell nearly calm and in about five minutes 

 it blew a hurricane harder than before. Many clouds full of electricity, 

 sky appearing one mass of fire. Wind S. W. ; 8 a.m. S. W. b. W. and 



* During the day and night several flashes of forked lightning were observed, 

 f The italics are mine: this is a notable instance of lightning in the rear of a 

 Cyclone,— H. P. 



