At 2.15 am (the 7th) the gale had somewhat subsided, and the wind went round to the north-west, but without any squall ; in fact, the weather moderated, the heavy bank of clouds had passed off to the eastward, and the stars came out clear and bright ;... Lifeboats, Projectiles and Other Means for Saving Life - Page 64 by Robert Bennet Forbes - 1872 - 163 pages Full view -
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