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the 18th and 19th was from 1 knot to 1^ knot per hour during the whole of 

 the 19th. 



Abridged Log of the Ship Ltjcknow, Capt. Fauset, leaving the Pilot. 

 From Calcutta bound to Demerara, with Coolies on Board — Civil 

 Time. 



20th Oct.— Pilot left the ship at 9.30 p. m. on the 19th. Midnight squally 

 and rain, wind variable from Eastward. Ship standing to the South and 

 S. S. W.; 6 a. m. wind E. S. E. ; 8 a. m. N. East. Noon Lat. by Acet. 

 20o 40' N. ; Long. Acct. 87° 54' East. p. M. Wind East ; ship standing South 

 4 knots, cloudy weather ; at 10 p. M. wind N. E. ; midnight increasing with 

 rain. Double reefs. 



2\st Oct. — 2 a. M. strong gales N. E,, but course is marked S. b. W. and 

 the wind N. East yet only 4 knots! 2 a. m. heavy head sea; 6, heavy gales; 

 10 a. M. hove to. No position given at Noon. By Log worked up, she 

 appears to be at 10 a. m. in Lat. 19° 13' N. ; Long. 87° 47' E. At noon 

 in Lat. 19° 9' North ; Long t 87° 43' East. Strong gales with rain (direction 

 of wind not marked) and heavy squalls, p. m. wind is marked N. W. and at 

 8 p. m. S. W. or veering a point in an hour. At 6, gale moderating, 

 midnight stiff gale and cloudy. 



22nd Oct. — a. M. the same; wind apparently S. W. to Noon. Making 

 sail gradually. Noon, gale moderating. Lat. 17° 44' N. ; Long. 87° 30' 

 East. 



Abridged Log of the H. C. P. Vessel Cayeey, Mr. Branch Pilot 

 E. Baetlett, proceeding to the Cruizing Station — Civil Time. 



2\st Oct. 1852.— Winds E. b. S. to S. E. b. S. and squally. Heavy rain 

 with thunder and lightning from N. E. to N. W. at 8 p. m. At 1 a. m. an- 

 chored near Saugor Sand Buoy; a. m. weighed to proceed down; 11 a. M. 

 wind S. E. b. S. blowing fresh ; in 2nd reefs. Vessel now working to seaward 

 from 18 fathoms water; midnight strong and increasing breeze from E. S. E. 

 Bar.* 4 a. m. 29.99 ; at 8h. 29.95 ; at Noon 29.95. At 4 p. m. 29.93; at 8h. 

 29.92; at midnight 29.95. 



22nd Oct.— Winds from E. b. S. to W. S. W. heavy hurricane from E. S. E. 

 to S. S. W. a. m. moderate gale from E. S. E. ; 1-45, increasing; 2 a. m. 

 in 23 fs. ; at 2.30 a. m. wind oscillating from E. S. E. to S. E. ; 4 a. m. 

 in 30 fs. water; 4.30, gale increasing; daylight heavy gale and hard conti- 

 nued squalls from E. S. E. to S. E. and tremendous sea; topsails on the cap 

 furled mainsail ; obliged to cut away foresail. In 25 fs. water ; 8 a. M. 22 

 * Corrected by +0.10 from a comparison with the Standard. 



