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A Twenty-t%ird Memoir on tlie Lam of Storms. [No. 6. 



4 p. m. hove to. Dark squally weather. Midnight strong gale, under close- 

 reefed main topsail, &c. 



22nd Oct.— Wind S. b. E. Bars. 29.78 and 29.80 ; p. m. 29.70 and 29.70 ; 

 Ther. 78*; Noon Lat. 20° 02' N. ; Long. 89°' 20' E. a. m. strong gales 

 to 8 ; at Noon moderate and cloudy, but p. m. strong gales and squalls with 

 severe lightning. Hove to as before. 



23rd Oct.— Wind S. b. W. and S. S. W., S. W. b. W. and W. S. W. Bar. 

 29.70 and 74 to 78. At 9 a. m. Light Vessel station calculated to bear N. W« 

 50 miles : Noon Lat. 20° 29' N. ; Long. 89° 14' E. ; 6 a.m. hurricane till 

 9 a. m. ; at Noon fresh gale; midnight dark squally appearance to the 

 S. W. with much lightning. 



24th Oct.— Wind West to W. b. N. Bar. 29.82 and .85 to .87 and .90 : Noon 

 Lat. 19° 5V N. ; Long. 89° 51' East. From 2 to 8 a. m. much lightning 

 and heavy rain. Noon fine weather. 



Ship Fazeel Cureim. 



The Fazeel Currim, on the 2lst October, when in about Lat. 19° 30' 

 N. : Lonf. 89° 40' E. experienced a severe gale which lasted about 60 hours 

 with occasional lulls ; sent down top gallant yards and masts and housed 

 mizen topmast; bore up for Sand Heads 24th October, at 7 a. m. 



Abridged Log of tie Ship Georgian a, Oapt. "Williams, from 

 Liverpool to Calcutta, arranged to Civil Time. 



Bate. 



Bar. 

 No.l. 



20th 

 Oct. 



29.90 



29.93 



29.92 

 30.01 



Bar. 



No. 2. 



29.97 



29.93 



29.92 

 30.01 



Symp 



29.45 



29.43 



89 



Wind. 



89 



29.43 

 29.55 



E. S. E 



East. 



88 



E. N. E 



Remarks. 



m. moderate breeze and cloudy 

 with smooth water ; stood in and 

 anchored at 2. SO p. m. in 9^ fms„ 

 veered out to 50 fms. on best bower ; 

 current running strong to the W. 

 S. W. storm glasses very much 

 agitated, my Bar. No. 1, has a very 

 large tube and I have never before 

 in the worst of weather witnessed 

 such a pumping motion, it pumps 

 up and down as much as a full 

 tenth of an inch and the water is 

 smooth, very suspicious. Sent down 

 royal and top gallant yards, Mid :• 

 part light airs and calms with 

 occasional flashes of lightning to 

 the East and misty rain. 

 a. m. looks threatening to the 

 S. E. breeze freshening got under 

 weigh and stood to the S. E. to 

 25 fms. and in to 10. 



