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Noon S. W. Bore up at 8 a. M.j sea very confused and "in eddies." 

 Noon Lat. 17° 59' North; Long. 87° 22' East; Bar. 29.83; Tlier. 83°: 

 Simp. 29.30. Weather much more settled. 



Abridged extract from the Log of the Ship Amazon, Captain Coote, 

 from Adelaide to Calcutta — reduced to Civil Time. 



At Noon Ylth May, 1853.— Lat. 16° 41' N. ; Long. 85° 07' East; Bar. 

 29 68 ; Simp. 29.54 ; Ther. 88°. Moderate and fine. Wind W. N. W. ; 

 at 4, N. W. ; Sunset threatening. Confused swell getting up. At 8 

 P. m. Bar. 29.65 ; Midnight, wind North, fresh and hazy, Bar. 29.65. 



13^.— a. m. wind N. N. W. gloomy, 4h. the same ; Ther. 85° ; Symp. 

 29.40; Bar. 29 57; 6h. moderate breeze from the N. N. W. with dark 

 gloomy weather, making preparations for bad weather ; lOh. increasing 

 from the N. N. W. with torrents of rain ; close-reefed. Up to Noon strong 

 breezes from the N . W. with thick rainy weather and high tumbling sea, 

 Lat. Ace*. 17° 21' N. ; Long. 85° 49' E. ; Ther. 85° ; Symp. 29.42 ; Bar. 

 29.57 ; P. M. increasing wind with torrents of rain from W. N. W. ; lh. 

 Ther. 85° ; Symp. 29.40 ; Bar. 29.57- The squalls come on with terrific 

 violence with torrents of rain and confused sea. As we have no doubt 

 but that there is a hurricane to the northward of us and the squalls come 

 with such excessive violence we were afraid of being too near the centre, 

 so keep her away E. S. E. under close-reefed fore and main topsail and 

 reefed foresail. 2h. wind West, squalls terrific (hot and cold like the 

 Scirocco, says Capt. Coote) sometimes the rain would be quite warm and at 

 other times almost freezing ; Ther. 82£° ; Symp. 29.34; Bar. 29.47 ; 3h. 

 Ther. 82^° ; Symp. 29.30 ; Bar. 29.40. Wind West, blowing with terrific 

 violence which obliges us to take in the foresail and fore topsail ; passed a 

 large Brig, dismasted, lying to on port tack; 4h. wind West, Ther. 83°; 

 Symp. 29.30 ; Bar. 29.40 ; 5h. Ther. 83° ; Symp, 29.30 ; Bar. 40. Wind 

 W. b. S. blowing dreadfully hard, which obliges us to keep her right before 

 it, but she behaves well and steers beautifully. The sky appears quite 

 red from West to South; 6h. Ther. 83°; Symp. 29.28; Bar. 29.40. 

 Wind W. b. S. ; snaked lightning in theN. E., kept away S. E. by S. the 

 wind inclining to Southern. Sea very high and uneven; 7h. Ther. 83°; 

 Symp. 29.31 ; Bar. 29.44, wind W. S. W. the squalls come with un- 

 abated fury ; 8h. Ther. 83° ; Symp. 29.32 ; Bar. 29.44. Wind W. S. W. 

 lOh. Ther. 83|; Symp. 29.38 ; Bar. 29.50. Blowing terrifically, but sea 

 more regular; Midnight Ther. 84°; Symp. 29.56: Bar. 29.48. Wind 

 S. W. in fearful gusts, roaring like thunder. Flash lightning all round 

 the horizon, wore ship and laid to with head to the Northward. 



