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rainy weather. Sea washing over all, pumps carefully attended to. 

 Wind S. East, veering to the Southward with squalls, blowing a hurri- 

 cane at times, vessel drove on to the opposite shore, taking the bank 

 aft, slacked Steam. 



Midnight, both boats swamped with the sea washing over them, the 

 roof of the 2nd officer's cabin blown off. Crew employed at the pumps. 

 Saturday, May \5th, 1852. 



0.30 a. m. winds veered to South, the awning deck over foredeck, 

 blew off, taking all the stanchions fore and aft both sides with it into 

 the jungle about 100 yards. 



4.30, wind still as violent and vessel shipping great quantities of water, 

 every thing inundated and blowing to pieces. 



6, Wind S. E. moderating, got the boats alongside, baled out. 



7-30, succeeded in getting the vessel off the bank, weighed and pro- 

 ceeded a little way and anchored. Sent crew to pick some of the wreck 

 of the awning deck. 



Observations made at Chandernagore, by Mr. G. B. Smart, Master 

 Pilot, H. G. M. 



13th May, 1852. — Sun rose this morning very pale, appearing like a 

 large moon. In the morning Northerly wind ; during the day variable 

 from E. N. E. to S. E. Noon Barometer 29.68. 



Chandernagore, \kth May, 1852. 



Hour. 



Bar. 



Wind. 



Remarks. 









All the forenoon Barometer 29.50, wind 





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from E. N. E. and squally with pass- 









ing showers of rain. 



Noon 



29.47 



E. N. E. 



Ditto Ditto. 



2 P. M. 



M\ 







3 



.41 



, . 





4 



.35 



. . 





4.30 



.32 



. . 





6 



.30 



, . 





7.30 



.28 



N. E. 



Increasing wind, and squalls more fre- 



9 



.24 



. . 



quent. 



9.30 



.20 



, , 





10 



m 



, , 





10.30 



.15 







11 



.10 



N. N. E. 



Blowing very hard, and squalls increas- 

 ing. 



11.30 



.5 



, . 



Strong gale and squalls increasing in 



Midnight 



29.0 



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violence, and in quicker succession. 



