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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I February 1844

1844

Madras with the logs of the ships farthest to the Southward; I then take those to the Eastward to trace the storm in its progress across the Bay and finally I give those to the North of Mdras as far as Calcutta. [...] M. brisk breeze E. S. E. and S. E. ; at 7 A. M. S. E. by E.; at noon ship standing to the S. S. W. Noon latitude observed 9° 1' N. longitude 88° 16' E. P. M. increasing with squalls and Bar. [...] Weather very threatening and winds variable hove to ; the wind not marked but apparently from S. W. to S. W. At 3 P. M. made sailm winds to midnight marked about S. E. 20th May.—Shortened sail and hove to again at noon in consequence of the threatening weather and disturbed sea ; wind marked as variable from E. to N. N. E. Noon no observation latitude account 11° 18' longitude account 82° 4 [...] At 1 r. M. a heavy sea struck the back of the rudder carried away some of the pintles and gudgons got a hawser passed over the stern to keep the rudder steady ; at 2 if possible blowing harder the lee side of the fore castle and togallant rail 'Alder water ; wind veering from East to E. S. E. and S. E. blowing very severe. [...] 23rd Tuesday.—Barometer at 2 A. M. 28.75 wind hauling to S. S. E. the hawser securing the rudder cut through the rudder now beaing from side to side at a most fearful rate making all treinble; at 5 wind South at 6 broke down the after cabins to get at the rudder all the pintles being gone with the exception of the upper one; suceeded in lifting it out and letting it go clear of the ship
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SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
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