'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎67] (96/524)

BOMBAY GEOGRAPHICAL SOCEITY. Ixvii
to Khor Abdallah.—Lieutenant A. W. Stiffe, Indian Navy.
Temperature.
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Air.
Wet Bulb. 1
Max.
Sun.
Sea
Water.
Remarks, &c.
Dry.
Wet. |
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Min.
Surf.
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Bottom.
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Sights per Risel and Polaris.
Midnight.—Sky overcast ; stood north.
124 miles of soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. up to anchorage.
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27/..—Anchored in 8 fathoms mud. 6/i.
Took observations for Lat. and Long.
Polaris, Vega, Antares.
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77/. 20///.—Weighed and stood to N by W.
Standing as requisite up the Khor Ab
dallah.
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17z. 3m.—Anchored in 10 feet mud in Khor
Abdallah. Fan NE by N about 4h
17?. 15///.—Cutter left to sound. 47/.—
Fired 2 guns to measure a distance.
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67?. 15m.—Cutter returned.
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Daylight.—Overcast; bank to NW.
Cutter left to sound. Fired 2 guns to
measure a distance. 77/. 30m.—Shemal
set in with rain.
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57/. — b. g. u. p. 87?. 15m. — Weighed and
stood to Southward sounding. 107/. 30m.
Recalled the Cutter and stood for the
bar of the river, grounded on the outer
edge of the Abdallah bank.
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2/*.—Got off and stood for the Meyun
Buoy. Very threatening appearance
to NW.
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67?. 15m.—Anchored off Fan in 6 fathoms.
Fresh Shemal.
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Daylight, fine clear weather.
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Landed to put up a Flagstaff. Employed
surveying all day.
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Fine clear w r eather.
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