396 On the Cyclones of Tasmania, ée. 
“From 9 p.m. of the 26th to 9 a.m. of the 27th, there 
was acalm. At noon, the wind was W.N.W.; P.M., an in- 
creasing breeze from W.; midnight strong increasing gales, 
W.S.W. 
« 28th.—8 a.m., strong S.W. gale and high sea. Noon, 
S.W. gales, squalls, and hail; p.M., strong increasing S.W. 
gale, squalls, and a high rising sea; midnight, hard 8.W. 
gales and frequent squalls. 
“ 29th—-6 a.m., squalls terrific; hail and thick snow rehomed 
10 A.M., more moderate, sea dreadfuly high; noon, 42° 40’ 
8.,127° 11’ E.; strong 8.W. gales, frequent violent squalls, 
very heavy sea from S8.W. 
“ 30th.— More moderate.” 
The barometer fell from 30°33 to 29°42, from the 27th to 
the 29th, and then rose gradually. ‘The centre of this 
Cyclone passes the meridian (120° E.) of the ship early on 
the 28th, and the vessel sails in the N.W. quadrant until 
it leaves her in 180° E., on the 80th. About the same time 
that the Duke of Lancaster is dropping behind the N.W. 
margin in 130° E., the central area is passing over Van 
Diemen’s Land in 147° E. ‘The following is an abstract of 
a memorandum from the journal of the master of the brig 
William, which left Sydney on the 14th July for Laun- 
ceston :-— 
“ On the morning of the 28th got the wind strong from 
the westward, and crossed the Straits, under all sail, hoping 
to get in before sun-down. At 5 A.M. the light-house in 
sight, bearing S.W., distant 10 miles; the weather looked 
very threatening to the N.W. At 8 p.m. tacked in shore, 
and made another attempt to fetch the Heads, (George 
Town) ; but finding that impossible, and the gale having 
fairly set in, thought it prudent to keep what offing I had. 
At 10 p.M., wore off shore. Up to midnight carried all 
