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heavily. 10. Wind increasing to a gale with a high sea on, ship labouring heavily, and ship.
Ding much water over all, split the main topsail, while double reefing it clued it up and furled it,
up foresail and furled it.—Noon. Blowing a hard gale from the N. W., a tremendous sea run-
ning, ship labouring heavily and shipping much water. Lat. by acct. 6°5 S., Long, by acct 66o
18’ E-, Long. chr. 65 38 E. . , . . . .
Saturday. October 7th.—1 10 P. m. Strong gales, a very high sea running, ship labouring
heavily and shipping much water, took in the foretopsail, split foretopmast staysail—ship now
under bare poles.—2. Barometer 29.65, Ther. 74.—4. Bar. 29.6o, Ther. 72.—6. Bar. 29.65,
Ther. 70.—8. Gale moderating, Bar 29.68, Ther. 70.—11- Wind veering to the S. E., wore
round to the N. E. Midnight. Set foresail foretopsail, and shifted mizen topsail, and set it
single reefed to keep the ship to the wind; thedriver boom having unshipped during the strength
of the gale Bar 29.68.-4. a. m. Strong breeze and squally, Bar. 29.70. —Daylight. Fresh
breeze with passing squalls and rain ; set jib ; shifted the fore and maintopsail, and set them,
shipped the driver boom, and set the sail, set top-gallant sail.—Noon. Passing squalls and light
rain Lat. by Indiff. observation 6°25’ South, Long, by chron 65-50 E., current in two days S.
by W i W 47 ’ Bar. 29.60, Ther 76. —1. p. m. Moderate breeze and passing squalls.—4. Light
breeze and cloudy.—Sunset. Squally with rain, single reefed the topsails.—S. Breeze very un.
steady, with passing squalls and rain, Bar. 29.80— Midnight. Light breeze and fine .-—Daylight.
Light breeze and fine, out all reefs, and crossed royal yards; passed a Schooner standing to the
Westward.—Noon. Light breeze and fine, Lat. by observation 5'25 N., Long, by chron, 65-19
E., Bar. 29*82, Ther. 85, current E. 12, Variation J pt. W.
Tuesday October 31st.—I p. m. Moderate breeze and cloudy.—1.30 Exchanged Nos, with
the Barque'Eldorado—1. Passing squalls with rain —6. Moderate breeze and cloudy, a head sea
on—Eldorado East—a higli sea on.—8. Light breeze and cloudy—9.15. Tacked—11 Squally
appearances at Westward, tacked ; sudden shift of wind at Westward, squally with constant
rain.—Midnight. Moderate breeze, and thick cloudy appearance— a. m. Wind increasing in
squalls.—1. Up mainsail and in jib, and singled reefed the topsails.—4. Strong winds and
dark cloudy weather with constant rain and hard squalls, Bar. 29.68—Daylight. Wind in
creasing to a gale and sea rising fast; ship pitching very heavily, and shipping much water, furled
mizen topsail, up foresail, close-reefed fore top sail, and double reefed main topsail—8. Strong
gale, a very heavy confused sea on, ship labouring and plunging heavily and shipping much
water, down royal yards.—10. A sail to the Eastward standing at S. E.—10.30. Gale increasing
with a tremendous cross sea on ; ship plunging very heavily and shipping much water; in fore-
topsail —Noon. Strong gale at Westward ; in main top sail; ship plunging bows under ; wore
ship to the Southward, Lat. obs. 15°22 N. Long chr. 71 ° 31’ E., Current S. E. 12, Bar. 29.67,
Ther. 81.
Wednesday, November 1st.—P. M* Stong gales, a tremendous sea on, ship labouring and
plunging heavily and shipping much water ; pitched away the flying jibboom.—1. Close reefed
the main topsail and hove to under it. Bar. 29.67.—2. Bar. 29.68.-4. Wore round to the North
ward, Bar. 29.65, set foretopsail close reefed.—6. Hard gales with a tremendous sea on, Bar.
29.65.—8. Strong gales blowing In furious gusts, and vivid lightning at N. Wd ; in main topsail,
Bar. 29.65 10. In foretopsail, Bar. 29-5 8.—Midnight. Wind blowing with hurricane force
with terrific squalls ; split main and foretopsail, hove ship to under bare poles, on port tack
Bar. 29.54. 4. Continuous hard gales and tremendous sea, ship labouring very heavily, Bar,
29,54.—Daylight. Continuous hard gales; weather clearing up from S. W. to S. E., Bar. 29.60.
—8. Strong gales with rain.—9.30. Discoloured appearance in the water ; sounded 57 fathoms.
—11. Set reefed foresail; soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. 30 fathoms.—Noon. Gale moderating, but still blowing
very hard in squalls, set reefed main sail reefed driver and fore top main stay sail, Bar. 29,69,
a sail N. E. | E., Soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. 27 fathoms, Lat. by acet. 16°43 N., Long by acct. 75°58. E.
Thursday November, 2nd.—P. M. Strong gale with a very heavy sea on, ship laboring heavi
ly.—3, shifted fore and main topsail, and set them close reefed—4. Soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. 38 fathoms.—
Sunset. Moderating considerably, sea still very high.—Midnight. Strong breeze and cloudy.—
A. M. Breeze decreasing, a very heavy N. W. swell on, ship pitching very deep at times.—3.
The ship gave a tremendous pitch completely immersing the stern under water and filling the
after cabin, throwing the seaeunny over the wheel, andthe Chinaman at the lee wheel wnder-
neath it, the spokes of which jammed him underneath and broke his left arm and fractured
several of bis ribs on the left side—three spokes of the wheel broke—applied splints to his arm
and cross-bandaged his chest.—Daylight. Light airs and cloudy with a high confused swell —7-
The Chinaman who was injured by the wheel departed this life from some injury received from
the accident 9, Ont reefs,—Noon. Light breeze and hazy, set top gallant sails, a heavy swell