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



Abridged Report from the H. C. F. Light Vessel Hope, Gasper Station. 



I beg leave to inform you that at 8 p. m. on Saturday the " Hope" F. L. V. 

 began to drive, but brought up again in about 15 minutes, with the 2nd 

 anchor, which was let go immediately she began to drive. On Sunday at 

 2 p. m. the vessel was anchored again on her station. 



The hardest of the gale was from North to N. W. a perfect hurricane 

 but the Hope behaved beautifully, and all was in readiness for a Cyclone . 



Abridged Extract from the Log of the H. O. F. Light Vessel Hope 

 Gasper Station. — By Mr. Tho. H. Collins, Mate in Charge. 



Thursday, May \3th, 1852. — 8 a. m. fresh easterly winds with dirty 

 threatening appearance ; 10, veered to 145 fms. port anchor. Sunset 

 ranged the starboard cable to 50 fms. Barometers going down during the 

 day; at midnight Aneroid 30.10 ; Ship's Bar. 29.58 ; Comdrs. Bar. 29.65 

 with a fresh E. N. E. wind and a heavy sea. 



Friday May 14th. — Daylight blowing strong from the N. E. with 

 threatening appearance and a heavy sea running, veered to 180 fms. made 

 preparations for bad weather; 11 a. m. a gale from the N. E. veering to 

 the Northward in the squalls.* Noon blowing a heavy gale from the 

 N. E. with heavy squalls and rain ; 8 p. m. a heavy gale at N. b. W. with 

 a heavy sea, vessel commenced driving, let go the starboard anchor ; at 

 8.15 brought up in 4| fms. veered to 200 fms, hauled up and ranged 50 

 fms. of chain cable ; 9, wind N. W. b. N. veering to the Westward blow- 

 ing a perfect hurricane. It will be seen by the annexed table that the 

 Barometers fell until 8 p.m. and then commenced rising, without however 

 any diminution in the strength of the wind. Midnight blowing a hurri- 

 cane at N. W. b. W. 



Saturday, May 15th. — 1 a. m. wind W. N. W. forestay sail blew away ; 

 2 to 4, gale moderating ; squalls less frequent and decreasing in strength, 

 at 4, blowing strong from the Westward and gradually moderating. Day- 

 light 5 vessels to the Northward, one totally dismasted, and another sunk 

 close to the upper Middle Ground Buoy ; a heavy sea running and unable 

 to offer any assistance. Lower Gasper Buoy bearing N. W. ; upper Middle 

 Ground Buoy'N. b. W. \ W. in 4| fms. low water, ship about a mile and 

 half S. E. from her station. 10, moderate breeze from the Westward, 

 hazy weather and a heavy sea running. 



* Italics are mine.-— H. P. 



