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



E. N. E. under double reefed topsails and reefed courses. At daylight of 

 the 14th of May ; more gusty, close reefed the topsails and about 8.30 a. m. 

 we were under bare poles on the port tack. The wind IS. E. and the sea 

 increasing. The squalls at last became so furious and the sea of course 

 so heavy, that as the vessel lay over, the upper dead eyes of the lower rig- 

 ging on the starboard side were frequently awash. 



The centre of the Cyclone passed to the Westward of us about 3.30 

 p. m. and at 6.30 p. m. having gradually come up on the port tack from 

 S. E. at 8 a. m. to North, we wore to the Southward j the wind being of 

 course West and by midnight the gale was over. 



May 12th, 1852. 



Hours. 



Bar. 



Ther. 



Wind. 



Force of Wind. 



10 A. M. 



29.81 



85 



S.E.toE. 



S. E. 



2 



Noon. 



29.75 



85 



>> 





3 



4 P. M. 



29.75 



85 



a 





2 



8 „ 



29.79 



85 



j> 





2 



Midnight 



29.79 



85 

 Mat 13th, 



E. S. E. 

 1852. 





2 



4 A. M. 



29.69 



85 



East to E. 



N. E. 



3 



8 „ 



29.73 



86 



,, 





4 



10 „ 



29.72 



85 



East. 





6 



Noon 



29.69 



85 



East to E. 



N.E. 



5 



4 P. M. 



29 61 



85 



E. N. E. 





6 



8 „ 



29.60 



85 



E. N. E. to N. E. 



6 



Midnight 



29.56 



85 



E. N. E. to East, 



6 







May 14 th, 



1852. 







2 A. M. 



29.32 



85 



N. E. to 1 



!. N. E. 



7 



3 „ 



29.48 



85 



a 





7 



4 „ 



29.45 



85 



N. E. by E. 



8 



5 „ 



29.40 



85 



N. E. 





9 



6 „ 



29.35 



85 







9 



7 „ 



29.31 



85 







9 



7.30 „ 



29.34 



85 







9 



8 „ 



29.30 



85 







10 



8.30 „ 



29.29 



85 







11 



8 „ 



29.25 



85 







11 



10 „ 



29.20 



85 







11 



11 » 



29.22 



85 



N. N. E. 





12 



11.30 „ 



28.95 



85 







12 



Noon 



28.86 



85 







12 



