414 A Twenty -fourth Memoir on the Law of Storms. [No. 5. 



Abridged Copy of the Log of the H. C. P. V. Cavery, 

 Friday, Uth Hay, 1852. 



a. m. fresh gales from N. E. to E. and heavy sea. 



4 a. m. a heavy squall from E. 1ST. E. 



5 a. m. dirty appearance, fresh squalls from E. N. E. with rain. Eidge 

 F. L. "Vessel W. by S. ; too thick to see the Tavoy. 



6.30 a. m. parted and stood down S. S. E. under a close-reefed main 

 topsail and reefed foresail, wind increasing and sea rising fast ; each 

 successive squall striking the vessel with increased fury, burying her at 

 times completely under water. 



About 10.30 a. m, clued up the foresail and main topsail, and with some 

 difficulty furled them, wind from N. N. W. to N. W. steering from S. S. E- 

 to S. E. by E. 



About Noon the vessel broached to against her helm, bringing her 

 broadside on to a terrific sea, which broke over her fore and aft ; Barome- 

 ter at this time commenced to fall with fearful rapidity, the wind and sea 

 increasing every minute, the squalls bringing the vessel to leeward as far 

 as the fair leaders of the lower rigging ; endeavoured to get her before 

 the wind (which at this time was oscillating between N. W. and N. N. W.) 

 by hoisting the foretop mast staysail which had been bent afresh, but it blew 

 clean away in the attempt. Having lost all management of the vessel from 

 her being under water to leeward, and the sea breaking with tremendous 

 force over her (washing overboard hen-coops, &c.) tried to cut away the 

 main topmast to get her before the wind, but the mast would not go, and 

 the position of the vessel being momentarily more perilous, it was resolved 

 to cut away the mainmast which was done forthwith, between 1 and 2 p. m. 

 the wreck was cleared as soon as practicable and the vessel paid off 

 before the wind, much water continually on her decks, the scuppers not 

 being sufficient to carry it oft' ; it is supposed that during this time the 

 carpenter was washed over-board, he having been last seen so employed. 

 At about 2.30 p. m. the Barometer commenced to rise and the strength 

 of the hurricane abated, when the wind oscillated from N. W. to "W . and 

 at 8 p. m. was W. N. W. ; from this time the weather rapidly cleared, the 

 Barometer rising as fast as it fell; at about 11.30 p. m. set the fore top- 

 sail double reefed and hove her to on the port tack, wind at West and 

 sea fast decreasing. 



Register of Barometer, I4dth May, 1852, H. C. P. V. C a very. 



2 a. m. 29.54 Squally appearance E. N. E. 

 4 „ 29.54 Heavy squall from W. 



