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storm, wind E. S. E and squally at times with rain and heavy sea, five ves- 

 sels ran ashore ; six ran into this river. 



22nd Oct.— The wind at E. and E. N. E. Bar. a. m. 29.50; at 1 p. M. Bar. 

 29.55; wind freshening, tried to get down the fore yard on deck, found the 

 nut of the chain slings so jammed, that the yard could not be got down. At 

 3 p. m. Bar. 29.45; very squally; Brig drifting with the best bower ahead; 

 let go the small bower, which brought her up, blowing hard E. N. E. to 

 N. E. both anchors ahead; at 4 p. m. Bar. 29.40, very heavy sheets of rain 

 with heavy gusts at N. E. ; at 4-50 p. m. Bar. 29.20, found the vessel dragging 

 both anchors, and the sea and river one sheet of water, cut away the fore 

 mast which fell on the main stay and sprung the mainmast, which I also 

 ordered to be cut away, when she brought up and held on ; at 6 p. m. Bar. 

 29.10, wind N. E. to N. N. E. heavy rain with roaring gusts; at 8 p. m. 

 Bar. 29.1, wind N. with similar gusts of wind and sheets of rain. The Bar. 

 remained at 29.1 till high water, when at 9 p. m. the wind veering round 

 from N. W. to W. the gale decreased but blew strong from the westward 

 till 3 A. M. 



23rd Oct. — a. m. at daylight found all the vessels ashore (but one) with 

 masts gone, and some turned over which had run into the river on the 21st. 

 Out of 24 vessels only one vessel is afloat besides the Orissa ; 5 vessels in 

 pieces, the rest are wrecks down the coast. 



Barque Scottreield, Captain Skelton. 



The Barque Seourfield Capt. Skelton was lying at anchor close to 

 the Pilot vessel at the station, but had been unable to get a pilot 

 put on board before the Cyclone commenced, and driving from her 

 anchors, was eventually lost on the coast of Balasore Bay. A long 

 account of her loss, and of the sufferings of her crew was published 

 by Capt. Skelton in the Calcutta Englishman, which after detailing 

 her attempts to work up to the station in company with a French 

 ship which afterwards foundered or was lost on the sands with all 

 hands on board, continues thus : 



Tuesday, October 2\st. — A fresh south easterly wind and squally. At 10 

 a. m. very squally with heavy swell setting in from the southward. At 11 a. m. 

 Pilot brig passed close to us under sail, and when signalized for a Pilot, an- 

 swered — " when the weather moderates." Wind kept increasing with hard 

 squalls. At 1 p. m. bent my best topsails and courses, struck top gallant 

 yards and made every preparation to slip, intending to do so if I saw any 

 possibility of getting to the southward. During the night the ship rode 

 very heavily, cable to the bare end. 



