Travel Diaries and Journals

October 11th

PM Light NWly [NWesterly] airs and fine a strong set to the Sd [Southward] at 2 Received on board Mr. Lindquist pilot from the "Bull Dog" steam trip. sent out by govt [government] the Pilot Brigs & vessels having all been blown away by the late "Cyclone" & received information of the dreadful disasters caused in Calcutta by the storm. at 2 fell calm at 10 Light air at WSW heads Northd [Northward]

October 12th

am Light West & NWest winds 4 sounded in 25 fms [fathoms] at 9.30 shortened sail & anchored in 11 fms [fathoms] the outer floating light vessel Bearg [Bearing] E by N 11 miles PM at 2 weighed & stood to the Eastd [Eastward] with a light North wind Midt [Midnight] light South wind & fine

October 13th

am Light SW & West winds at 2 anchored in 5 fms [fathoms] The [Gaspar?] Light Bg [Bearing] N 1/2 W 2 miles at daylight weighed & commenced working up the [Gaspar?] channel at 8 the ebb tide making down anchored in 7 fms [fathoms] along

October 6 at 1 am the position of the ship was 60 miles from the outer floating light and 32 miles to the East of it. Wind moderte at South: and I steered North & NNW making every allowance, as I supposed, for the Westerly current, but at 8 am I found by sights the storm wane had swept me 50 miles WSW. The wind fell light, the ship was carried away to the SW and I have been six days with a pilot by the steamer "Bull Dog" sent from town as all the pilot brigs were blown from their station. This gentleman informed me of the tremen- dous storm which passed over Calcutta on the 5th with such disastrous effects which I most deeply regret. I did not think at the time that I was involved in the storm, that it was of such immense extent as it has proved itself to have been.

Remarks of the Editor

The narrative we are favored with by the commander of the ship "Clarence" not only gives us further in- formation as to the extent and line of the Cyclone,