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         | N. | E| |
July 17 | 11·47 | 109·30 | 50 | South-westerly, light.
 " 18 | 8·16 | 109·49 | 212 | Westerly, strong and squally.
 " 19 | 5·9 | 109·21 | 191 | South-westerly, strong and squally.
 " 20 | 4·16 | 109·17 | 53 | South-westerly, moderate.
 " 21 | 3·28 | 109·22 | 48 | South-westerly, light.
 " 22 | 2·40 | 109·54 | 58 | South-westerly, light.
 " 23 | 2·6 | | | Var., light.
 " 24 | 0·51 | 108·40 | | Boorang Island, E. by S., 10 m.
         | | | |
         | S. | | |
 " 25 | 0·45 | 108·34 | 96 | South-easterly, light.
 " 26 | 1·28 | 107·48 | 63 | Var., light.
 " 27 | 3·15 | | |{ Spoke Achilles, 10 days out from
         | | | |{ Foo-chow.
 " 28 | | | | 6 A.M. Anger Light, S.S.W., 8 miles.
 " 29 | 7·54 | 101·56 | 223 | South-easterly, fresh.
 " 30 | 9·22 | 97·21 | 284 | South-easterly, squally.
 " 31 | 10·59 | 93·10 | 267 | South-easterly, fresh.
Aug. 1 | 12·42 | 88·43 | 290 | S.S.E., strong.
 " 2 | 14·31 | 83·28 | 318 | E.S.E., strong.
 " 3 | 16·5 | 79·44 | 236 |{ South-easterly, moderate. Spoke
         | | | |{ Leander.
 " 4 | 17·30 | 76·33 | 203 | S.E. moderate, Leander, 10 miles.
 " 5 | 18·45 | 72·58 | 217 | S.E., fresh, Leander, 14 miles.
 " 6 | 19·16 |7126 97 | S.E., light.
 " 7 | 19·4 | 68·28 | 170 |{ S.W. to S.E., heavy gale, and sea
         | | | |{ washed away head rail.
 " 8 | 21·11 | 63·53 | 249 | S. by E., under topsails and courses.
 " 9 | 23·4 | 59·0 | 295 | S. by E., strong.
 " 10 | 24·30 | 54·55 | 246 | S. by E., all plain sail.
 " 11 | 26·9 | 51·23 | 216 |{ S. by E., var., plain sail and port
         | | | |{ studding-sails.
 " 12 | 27·25 | 48·30 | 185 | E.N.E., moderate.
 " 13 | 29·7 | 45·24 | 192 | E., light.
 " 14 | | | 170 | W.S.W., var.
 " 15 | 30·23 | 38·29 | 200 | S., strong gale with squalls.
 " 16 | 31·20 | 35·0 | 198 | E., light.
 " 17 | 34·20 | 33·35 | 110 |{ S.E., steamer astern like Achilles;
         | | | |{ sunset, breeze increasing, leaving
         | | | |{ her out of sight.
 " 18 | 34·2 | 29·39 | 270 | N.N.E., fresh.
 " 19 | 35·6 | 24·0 | 240 |{ S.W. by S., fresh, strong current to
         | | | |{ S.W.
 " 20 | 35·8 | 20·4 | 196 | N.E., fog and calm at noon.
 " 21 | 34·45 | 18·10 | 100 |{ W.S.W. increasing, rounded Cape of
         | | | |{ Good Hope, heavy sea.
 " 22 | 31·53 | 13·26 | 302 | S., all plain sail set.
 " 23 | 29·9 | 9·29 | 262 |{ S.S.E., all plain sail set and studding
         | | | |{ sails.