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



Saturday, 15th May, 1852. 

 a. m. Blowing a hurricane from S. S. E. vessel driving 

 over the thick jungle, sea breaking over her. 

 2.30 Observed vessel stationary — buried in thick jungle, 

 the sea still washing over her. 



28.30 65 2.45 Gale moderating and veering to the Westward 

 stopped the Engines and blew off Steam. 



28.65 . . 4.00 Gale veering to N. W. and moderating. Daylight 



observed the Matabangah high and dry as our- 

 selves, bearing S. E. by S. about 100 fathoms 

 from us ; and the nearest bank of the river N. E. 

 by E. about 375 fathoms and nearest to a 

 Nullah N. E. by N. about 275 fathoms. Over- 

 hauled vessel's hold and found no damage done, 

 sent Mr. Smart to the Matabangah, which was 

 found to have a tree through her bottom, which 

 the Commander soon stopped up. Mustered the 

 crew and found all correct. No lives lost, the 

 crew's provisions much damaged. 



28.92 .. 8.00 N. E. breezes and cloudy, our Jolly-boat being 



lost, launched the flat boat through a creek and 

 sent Mr. Smart, mate of the steamer and Mr. 

 Wheelan, Clerk of the " Matabangah" with four 

 men from each vessel up to town with reports, 

 and for assistance ; commenced clearing away the 

 wreck and jungle. 



Ganges Steam Company's Steamer " Chuwar" in the Sunderhunds, 

 May 14th, 1852. 



At 5 A. m. cloudy weather with fresh Easterly winds. 



9.45, entered the Fringhee Khali. 



10.15, wind increasing with squalls, turned back for an anchorage. 



10.40, wind E. N. E. anchored in 5^ fms. kept Steam back for the 

 flood. 



3 p. M. Steamer Berhampooter with " Bhagrutty" passed on her way 

 to Calcutta. 



4, wind increasing to a gale with rain, let go the 2nd anchor and veered 

 to 30 fms. 



8, Gale increasing, veered to 50 fms. best bower, 30 fms. on 2nd ditto. 



10, Wind East, terrific squalls, wind gradually veering round, thick 



