The progress of the development of the law of storms, and of the variable winds, with the practical application of the subject to navigation. / by Lieut-Colonel William Reid.

William Reid

Date:: 1849

Credit: The progress of the development of the law of storms, and of the variable winds, with the practical application of the subject to navigation. / by Lieut-Colonel William Reid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$v SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. CHAP. IX. Brox- bourn- bury. Chart, page 15. Storm overtak- ing and passing over the ship. Extracts from the Log of the Ship Broxbournbury, (Nautical Time.) 23rd March, 1843.—Wind W. to W. S.W., course S.S.E., fresh breezes and squally. Lat. 6°.5' S., Long. 78°.50' E. “ 24^.—2 p.m. wind S.W. by W., squally, with rain 3 at 4, hard squalls and incessant rain 3 at 6, wind variable 3 at 8, wind E.N.E.; at midnight, wind W. S.W.5 at 4 a.m. W.N.W.3 at 10, W. Lat. 7°.28/ S., Long. 79°.10'E. “ 25th.—2 p.m. wind at W. S.W., variable breezes, gloomy weather, and occasional squalls 3 at 8 p.m. calm 3 at 2 a.m. wind S.S.E.3 at 10, windS. Lat. 7°.47' S., Long. 79'E. “ 26th.— 2 p.m. wind S. by W., unsettled and squally, fresh breezes, and two reefs in the topsails 3 at 8 p.m. wind S.W. by W. Noon, wind S. by E. Lat. 8°.52', Long. 79°.10' E. “27th.—Wind S.E., and course S.W. by S. 3 strong breezes and cloudy. Lat. 10°.20', Long. 78°.28' E. “ 23th.—2 p.m. wind S.E., fresh breezes and hard squalls, with lightning to the westward. 4 a.m. wind S.E. by S., two reefs in the topsails. 8 a.m. S.S.E. Daylight, heavy squalls, sent down the royals. Lat. 12°.22' S., Long. 76°.7'E. Course S.W. by S., seven miles “ 29th.—[In front of the gale,*] 2 p.m. wind S.E. by E., strong breezes, squally, with rain. 12, S.S.E., steering S.W. 6 a.m. wind S. byE., steering S.W. by W. Lat. 14°.10', Long. 74°.32'. “ 30th.—2 p.m. wind S. by E., course during the twenty-four hours W. S.W., seven miles per hour. 2 a.m. wind S., a fresh gale, squally, cloudy and heavy sea with much rain. 4 a.m. S. by W., two reefs in the topsails 3 10 a.m. south, mizen-top- gallant-yard sent down. Lat. 15°.3', Long. 72°.21'E. “ 31 st.—[Diverging from the vortex,] wind S., ship steering W. by S. \ S. After midnight, violent squalls, ship straining heavily and shipping a good deal of water 3 three reefs in the topsails3 and at noon,Lat. 15°.17', Long. 70°.24. 1st April.—[North of the focus,'] fresh gales, squally, with rain. a.m. Heavy squalls, with rain and lightning3 increasing appear- ance of bad weather, stowed fore-topsail, close-reefed main-topsail. 2 p.m. wind S., course W. S.W. 12, wind S. by W., course W. by S. 4 a.m. wind S. S.W., course W. by N., moderate, and lightning all round. Noon, S.W. by W., moderate and thick, sent down top-gallant-yards. Lat. 15°.19', Long. 69°.25/. * The remarks in brackets are Mr. Thom’s.$