'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎203] (374/524)

NEAR THE MAURITTUS
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A. W. Stiffe, //. M's Indian Navy ; Cay
ie of Good Hope towards Mauritius,
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MPEBATURE.
Remarks.
Air.
Wet Bulb.
Dry.
74^
74. ! >
74 ^
74
Wet.
73
Max.
&
Min.
£
3
OQ
« •
73
Sea.
Surf.
10
20
30
Bot
tom.
tO
75
73
(the minimum reading)
77
77 | 76
The “ Run” given at noon is 1 , the actual dis
tance made good by observation in nautical
miles.
All bearings and courses have been corrected
for variation.
6 /?.—Increasing gale; vessel pitching
heavily. Believing we are running
into a Cyclone^ tacked and stood to
Southward.
8 /z.— Heavy gale with gusts, and driz
zling rain; high sea; vessel lurching
violently. Under tore and main-try
sails and fore-stay sail.
10/t.—Increasing gale and high sea, hut
tolerably regular; furious gusts.
From noon to 6 p. m., steered NNE.
21' (approx.) From 6 p.m. up to
8 //. on Saturday morning made about
South 48' when we hove to.
After midnight wind moderating; vessel
lurching awfully in the trough ot the
sea.
Qth .—Gale came on again at E. by N.
after lulling at oh. to a moderate breeze,
and veering to SE.
8 /n—Hove to on port tack, under reefed
mizen, fore and main try-sails and fore
stays. High cross sea; vessel easy.
97?,. 30m.—Clouds breaking, got sights.
10/?.—Wind veering to Northward. Set
close reefed top-sails, but did not set
on the engine, as she has come up into a
heavy Easterly sea ; blue sky overhead ;
the body of the storm visible to West
ward as a Wall of black clouds with a
heavy white bank above it. At the
point where I suppose the centre to be,
the wall is of lighter hue. Strong breeze
NNE. to N. Steering E. by N. making
about 2' per hour. While hove to, drift
to SW. or West Vo 1 ' per hour.
Noon. — Eat. obs. 31° ISI'S. Long 48°34
E. Hun since Noon on Thursday 107.
Coal expended 0 tons. Made sail to
top-sails, inner jib, &e.