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at its climax, heavy sea and rain, Bar. 28.96 ; Ther. 80°. Lastly, symptoms 

 of abatement, wind IN", b. W. Bar. 29.00 ; Ther. 80°. Midnight wind 

 N. West, hurricane fast abating, Bar. 29.28 ; Ther. 81°. 



The Saugor rode out this hurricane with two hundred and ten fathoms 

 of cable. It did not blow where she was lying so heavily as others that 

 I recollect. 



Beport of the Grappler Buoy Vessel, Mr. J. H. Chalke, B. P. 



At Saugor. 

 Friday May \Uh, 1852. 

 Barometer. Wind and Weather. 



4 a. m. 29.78 Blowing fresh from E. N. E. with passing squalls 

 heavy. 

 28.76 Cloudy weather. 

 29.68 



29.64 'Blowing hard from E. N. E. squally threatening 

 weather. 



Blowing a gale from N. E. with hard squalls and 

 heavy rain. 



6 



28.76 



7 



29.68 



8 



29.64 



9 



29.63 



10 



29.62 



11 



29.60 



Noon 



29.58 



1 P. M. 



29.51 



2 



29.47 



3 



29.41 



4 



29.34 



5 



29.32 



6 



29.30 



7 



29.28 



8 



29.28 



9 



29.26 



10 



29.24 



11 



29.24 



Midnight 



29.22 



1 A. M. 



29.21 



2 



29.20 



3 



29.22 



4 



29.38 



5 



29.50 



6 



29.55 



10.30 „ 



29.70 



Increasing gale from N. N. E. with very heavy gusts 

 and rain. 



Blowing a hard gale from North with heavy gust 

 accompanied with torrents of rain. 



Gale increasing from North, frequent heavy gusts 



blowing, and rain. 



Saturday, May 15th, 1852. 

 From 1.30 to 2.30 a. m., gale blew its hardest from 



North to N. by W. and N. N. W. 



Drawing round to the Westward and moderating 

 daylight. 



Gale moderating fast, Barometer rising. 



Moderate breeze from S. S. W. and line weather. 



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