1854.] A Twenty-second Memoir on the Law of Storms, 7 



Abridged Reports of Mr. Branch Pilot B. Heritage, and E. Hand, 



Master Pilots W. Jackson, and Mate Pilot B. Bean, to Captain 



H. L. Thomas, Master Attendant. i 



No. 1. 



I have the honour to inform you that last evening I came to an 

 anchor in a calm in twenty fathoms South Channel at 10-30 p. m. 

 suddenly a strong breeze came from S. E. veered away cable to one 

 hundred and twenty fathoms, to ease the vessel that I might keep 

 my station, but the wind increasing to a strong gale from Souths 

 drawing to the westward with a heavy sea ; the vessel labouring 

 much, began to drive and shoaled into fourteen and half fathoms. 



I deemed it prudent to cut for the preservation of the vessel and 

 those on board and put to sea under close-reefed topsails. Sand- 

 heads, Fame P. Y., July 17th, 1848. 



B. Heritage, ) 



P. P. 

 No. 2. 



I have the honour in reply to your letter JNo. 1664 of the 9th 

 instant, to give the following statement of the weather on the night 

 of the 16th instant. 



The first of it commenced about 10 p. m. with a heavy squall 

 from the W. S. W. which lasted till 11 p. m. when it gradually 

 decreased into passing squalls, but very heavy for the time they 

 lasted, which was until 1 a. m. when the weather became moderated, 

 and set in with a fresh W. S. W. to S. W. breeze. There was a 

 heavy sea on during the squalls which occasioned the " Colleroon" 

 though light, to pitch her jib-boom under, and once or twice the 

 end of her main-boom. 



Having the Light Station, I considered it my duty for the safety 

 of shipping coming into the port to keep my position as long as I 

 could with safety to the vessel and lives on board, consequently I 

 gave her one hundred and eighty fathoms of cable and rode it out. 



B. Hand, 



B. P. 

 -No. 3. 



I beg to say that I left Saugor Point at 10 a. m., on that day 

 with the Barque Samarang under my pilotage charge, the wind was 



