17/24 A leaky ship filled with prisoners of war, striving to make a port through the almost constantly recurring gales of the North Atlantic in mid-winter! Sick list--ten of the crew, and four prisoners. Wind fresh from the N.W.We are making a good run these twenty-four hours.Lat. 28-42 W.Weather cloudy, and looking squally and ugly, with a falling barometer, it being at noon 29.70; 29.80 is the highest it has been since the last gale. A series of gales commenced on the 19th inst. |