1855.] A Twenty -fourth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 415 



Passing squalls and rain. 



The same N. E. 



TS. N. E. 



Heavy squalls from N. to N. N. E. 



N. to ST. N. W. 



Tremendous ditto ditto N. N. W. to N. W. 



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130 



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Terrific from N. N. W. 



"Not in such quick succession, 

 K VY. to W. 



More moderate W. S. W. 



S. W. 



(Signed) K. Hand, B. R 



Abridged Report from the H. C. JP. V. Salween, Me. J. W. 

 Roberts, B. P. South Channel. 



At 2 p. m. on May 13th. — I had anchored in 12 fms. water in the South 

 Channel, having been driven there by a fresh Easterly breeze, while taking 

 the pilots from the outward bound ships. The South Channel Buoy bore 

 about W. \ N. 3 miles and after veering to 75 fms. and sending down the 

 top gallant yards and masts, I considered it expedient about 7.30 p. m. to 

 veer to 145 fms. of cable as there was a chopping sea. The cable was 

 quite new, but at midnight the vessel had parted at about 130 fms. Hove 

 the remainder of the cable in and stood to S. E. by S. Wind fresh from 



