8 Right and Left Center of the Antje’s Gale. 
25. Barque William Engs, sailed from Key West, Sept. 3d, at 6 a.M., wind lig’ 
from N. E. and fine clear weather; at noon sixteen miles S. 8. E. from Key West light; 
At 6 p.m. the wind began to freshen, with dark clouds rising at N. 
and barometer fell ably till 8 p.m., when it stood at 29°70. ‘Took in all light sails and 
put the ship under double reefed ewpobitir; weather continuing to wear the same ane 
ances. 
Sept. 4th, at 2. m. took a heavy squall from N., which reduced us to close-reefed main 
topsail; barometer still at 29°70. The wind nondinwba to blow with great violence from N. 
till 4 a.M., when it began to haul gradually tothe eastward, which continued till 8 a. M4 
when it stood at E. S. E. and blew, if possible, with increased violence, We were now 
on soundings on the Florida Reef, and gaining nothing off shore, the sea breaking over us 
and preventing all communication with the cabin, so that the barometer could not be ob- 
served. At noon still blowing a eee from E. 8. E. and continued steady at that 
point, with squalls of rain, till abou when it began gradually to subside, and at 10 
wind continued to die away at E.S.E. till it fell calm. The barometer — the close of 
ne gale stood inches. At noon of the 5th was in lat. 24° 15’, lon. 83° 35’. We 
udged our position witha commencement of the gale to be in lat. 24° 5’, lon. oe 25/, ma- 
ing a drift of one hundred and eight miles to the west, Which = ar account for only 
fterwards made Key 
West and found our chronometer correct. —(Letter Srom Capt. ae [This vessel was 
clearly in the right side of the ga 
~ 26. Capt. Suiri of ship Chrissstat ssid a that on the 4th of Sept. a very he 
gale was experienced at Havanna and commencing at N. about Galois o 
Havanna, and veering speakiverd some to S ‘s Ww. ae blowing with Sas violence for ten 
hours ; causing much d: This is confirme substance by 
port. 
Capt. of the — Merchant, froin Flav anna, who states that by noon a gale 8, 
veered to N. W., increasing in ae: ~ bes by the statement of Lieut. McCiure, com 
manding H. M. S. ican 8 1. Rerp, from which we learn that in the hed ; 
noon the gale blew furiously from S, rt ond continued from this tog till 1 a. m. of the 
27. Ship Hilah, from New Orleans for New York ; Sept. 4th, A A.M., in sight of Havanna, 
a tremendous hurricane from N.W. At5 p.m. gale increasing, saw.the land about 
yards to leeward; attempted to work the ship of when the wind renontg hifted to S. W. 
and blew still heavier. Cut away sails and rigging to save the 
Harriet, in lat. 25° 1’, lon. 84° 9’, experienced a Rese lost spars, sails, &¢. 
sis eae 
28, 
29. Schr. E ae bene lat. 24°, lon. 84° 15’, in a severe hurricane, lost topmast, sails, we, 
ane 
dihon Sept. in lon. 
31. Ship Oconee, from New Orleans, Sept. 5th, 6th, Ee a saps gale, 100 to 150 
miles 8. E. of Balize, from N.E. by E. to E. by N., a heavy s 
Laid to with head to S. E. under sabes reefed cesium for ice wie hours.—(State- 
ment of Capt. JACKSON.) 
rng Paphiais from New Orleans for Marseilles, was dismasted on the 5th _ 
85° 30’, 
32. Barque Columbia, from New Orleans, spt the N. E. bar Sept. Ist, and had light ' 
‘winds from E. and E. S. E. till isiagh 4th, when wind became fresh and squally from 
a 
N. N.E,, lat, 28° 8’, lon. 87° 28. Sept. 5th, Rides blowing from N. E. with squalls 
and rain; lat 26° 49’, lon. 86° 51’, the gale increasing and veering to E. N. E. with a heavy 
sea, maces a lat. (25° 3Y, lon. 85° 30’; Shortened sail to a three reefed maintopsail and 
from 6 to 10 p, a. expected every 
Mapaaiicl ams sed the masts go over - the side. Sept. 7th the wind veered E. and abated; lat. 
5 24° 35’, lon. 85° 2’: for two days after the hurrricane had a very heavy sea from W.S. 
which led us to expect a renewal of the gale from that quarter, the winds at the time be- 
x ing light from 
E. 8. E. and E.—( Statement of Capt. 'Trusst.) 
= now pass to the left side of the storm. 
