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been able to discover any farther notices of its ravages, nor any data 

 as to the time at which it was felt at Chittagong, which being only 

 sixty miles to the S. S. E. of Noacolly it is quite possible that it 

 was the southern part of the same Cyclone in its passage as above 

 described. 



ii. 



The Ship Nusstjr's Tornado. 



Abridged Reports of Mr. Branch Pilot Shearman Bansom to 

 Captain H. L. Thomas, Master Attendant, Calcutta. 



I have the melancholy duty to report the loss of the Barque 

 " JVussur" near the Outer Floating Light about 2 a. m. this morning. 

 I have succeeded in saving nine men whom I picked off the floating 

 wreck ; they relate that the ship was struck by a very heavy squall 

 and capsized, foundering immediately. They can give no account of 

 the Captain, Officers, or Pilot ; the last seen of them was, that they 

 were standing together on the poop. I have made all possible search 

 among the mass of wreck but cannot find any trace of Europeans. 

 I am obliged to curtail this account as a ship is in waiting for a 

 Pilot. "We experienced a heavy gale for a few hours from midnight 

 to 4 a. m. this morning, I stood to sea and have escaped without 

 damage. 



No. 2. 



In my letter to you of the 16th instant I was compelled from the 

 want of time to give you but a very short account of the weather 

 and occurrences at this station during the 15th, 16th and 17th 

 instant, I beg to forward the following in continuation. 



The 15th commenced with fresh breezes and squally from East 

 and veering by 3 p. m. to H". N". W. but very uncertain in strength, 

 passing showers of rain and a heavy swell from the Southward, I con- 

 sulted the two Barometers which I have frequently, and found that 

 they continued falling all day ; at 6 p. m. they were at 29.56 and did 

 not go lower during the breeze. I was under weigh all this day 

 expecting some vessels out ; 3 p. m. I took Mr. Eielder, Mate, out of 

 the " Lady Bruce" and observed three other outward bound vessels 

 to anchor. The wind being light and tide setting into the reef 

 6.20 p. M. I anchored, double reefed my topsails and got all ready 



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