An Attempt to Develop the Law of Storms by Means of Facts: Arranged According to Place and Time; And Hence to Point Out a Cause for the Variable Winds, with the View to Practical Use in Navigation. Illustrated by Charts and Wood Cuts
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...next in succession was that of 1773; on the 20th of Madras October that year, many days after the north-east monsoon had jyJIlcane' apparently commenced, the wind began to slacken, and the clouds in the evening appeared uncommonly red, particularly on the day preceding the storm. On the morning of the 21st, a strong ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...next in succession was that of 1773; on the 20th of Madras October that year, many days after the north-east monsoon had jyJIlcane' apparently commenced, the wind began to slacken, and the clouds in the evening appeared uncommonly red, particularly on the day preceding the storm. On the morning of the 21st, a strong wind blew off the land; and, in the course of a few hours, flew all round the compass. At this time the Norfolk, man-ofwar, Admiral Cornish, with the America and Weymouth, and the Princess Charlotte, country ship of 400 tons, remained in Madras Roads, with several other country vessels. The wind began to blow from the north-west, and continued from that quarter for three or four hours, of which time the men of war availed themselves to put to sea; but it then suddenly shifted to the eastward, and prevented most of the country ships from following their example. After having blown with incessant violence for fourteen hours, and with almost equal strength from every point of the compass, it at length ceased, but literally left only wrecks behind. "All the vessels at anchor were lost, and almost every person on board perished; but the men-of-war and Princess Charlotte returned into the Roads on the 24th. The former had felt the gale very severely whilst near the coast, but without sustaining any material injury: the latter vessel likewise, from staying rather too long at anchor, had lost her fore and main masts, and was otherwise much damaged." Chap. From the Admiralty I obtained copies of the log L_ books of the Norfolk, the Salisbury, Tiger, York, and other ships of Admiral Stevens' squadron of 1760-1. At Pondicherry Roads this storm began about N.N.W., and ended about S.S.E. The Tiger, as well as the Salisbury, York, and Weymouth, were...
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