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A Twenty-third Memoir on the Law of Storms. [No. 6, 



and Paradeep ; all these villages are nearly washed away, and about 

 1,430 head of cattle, have been accounted for as lost, and 120 men : 

 my men passed a great number of bodies, floating in the Maha- 

 nuddee river. 



3rd. I have suffered greatly at the Point, 13 panes of glass in the 

 lantern, lightning-conductor, lamps, and reflectors gone ; all the 

 men's and other out-houses swept away, and my assistant and his 

 family completely washed out of their house. The whole of my 

 boats completely destroyed with the exception of my little jolly 

 boat, and she was stove in. This is the most severe Cyclone I 

 have experienced for the 31 years I have been at sea, yet I find 

 they felt very little of it at Cuttack, which is 60 miles from here, 

 in fact I have nearly lost my all. On Sunday the 26th inst. I 

 boarded the Margaret S. Kelly, in distress, with her ensign union 

 down, going off through the heavy surf in my little jolly boat, about 

 10 miles off, and the Captain stated that he had seen the Black 

 Pagoda, the night before the Cyclone came on ; I questioned him 

 about his Barometer, but he could not give me any information, for 

 he had not a light on board his vessel all night, but he mentioned 

 to me, that such awful thunder and lightning he never experienced, 

 hut we had none at the Point : he could not even tell me, how the 

 winds varied. 



I herewith enclose a register of the winds and Barometer, with 

 remarks at Palse Point. 



A Register of Winds and Barometer with Remarks. 



21st October, 1851. 



Hours. 



Baromt. 



Winds. 



Remarks. 



Noon. 



29 ,, 85 



N. E. 



Strong breezes from the North and East with 



1 P. M. 



29 „ 80 



»> 



heavy squalls, and showers of rain, with every ap- 



2 „ 



29 „ 70 



it 



pearance of a strong gale ; sky very clouded. 



3 „ 



29 „ 70 



,, 





4 „ 



29 „ 60 



N. N. E. 



At 4 p. m. Scuds from the North and East and 



5 „ 



29 „ 55 



N. E. 



a lower scud from the S. E. crossing. Clouded ho- 



7 „ 



29 „ 51 



5> 



rizon and clear over head with light rain. 



8 „ 



29 ,, 50 



i» 





9 „ 



29 „ 52 







10 „ 



29 „ 60 



East. 





12 „ 



29. „ 50 



N. E. 





