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



Abridged Log of the H. C. Buoy Vessel Geappler, Mr. Branch 

 Bitot, J. H. Chalee, at Kedgeree. — Civil Time. 



The H. C. Buoy Vessel Grappler was also blown on shore close 

 to the Brecursor, and Mr. Chalke has favoured me with a precise 

 report with an excellent series of Barometric Observations, and a 

 comparison for their correction. 



Extracts from the H. C. B. V. Grappler' 's Log of the 21st, 22nd and 

 23rd October, at anchor in Kedgeree Boads. 



Winds, weather and other remarks on the 

 2\st October. 



Fresh N. E. to East with squalls and rain first part. 



Latter part hard squalls from east to S. E. with rain. 



22nd October. 

 a. m. hard squalls from eastward with rain, to 7.0 p- m. 

 blowing in squalls with thick rain from E. N. E. to S. E. 

 To midnight severe gales from S. E. to E. N. E., hard 

 squalls of dense thick impenetrable rain. 



Barometer.* 



6.30 



A. M. 



29.878 



10.30 



»» 



29.870 



4.00 



P. M. 



29.828 



8.00 



»» 



29 848 



Barometer. 



600 



A. M. 



29.848 



10.30 



»» 



29.873 



3.00 



P. M. 



29.758 



4.00 



H 



29.708 



5.00 



t> 



29.658 



6.00 



II 



29.608 



7,00 



It 



29.508 



8.00 



,, 



29 478 



9.00 



r» 



29.388 



10.00 



,, 



29.368 



11.00 



,, 



29.228 



12.00 



»» 



28 988 





Barometer. 



1.00 



A. M. 



28.888 



2.00 



»» 



28.688 



3.00 



»» 



28.748 



4.00 



>> 



28 978 



5.00 



,, 



29.028 



6.00 



tt 



29.288 



23rd October. 

 a. m. 2.00 blowing a gale from S. E. to E. N. E. increas- 

 ing in strength every moment with dense rain 4.00. a. m. 

 blowing a hurricane, it being impossible to move on 

 deck to windward. Dense rain 6.00 a. m. moderating 

 and veering to the northward. At whence it suddenly 

 came down with fearful violence from the N. N. West- 



* Corrected to the Standard (by — .012).-— H. P. 



