154 Mexicall Norther and Bermuda — of Oct. 1842. 
The route of this storm is indicated on ) Chart I, (track XII;) 
and our reports and observations which relate to it are as follows. 
(See also Chart III; where the localities are indicated numerically. ) 
1, Weather at idee Cruz, as - logbook of H. M. S. Pg has *—Sept. 29, a.M., 
wind N. N. W., force 4-2, b. ¢ , N.N. W. 4, b. c.—N. N. W.6; 0.¢.q.r. At sun- 
set struck scents and at pare to the wind; fel 7, q.r.—midnight, N. 8, b. c. q. 
30th, b.c., wind N.7; N.W.5; W,2; N. N. W. 6-7;—midnight, N. N. W. 6. 
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e-6.q.1 midnight N-N. W. 60.6.0 Oct 2, 4a, wind N.N. W.6, 0.¢ 7 NW, 
4, b. c.;—p. m., N. W. 4; N.N. W.5 Wind more moderate on the 3d, bit con- 
‘tae d N.N. W. and N. a till about noon ae 4th. [This storm at Vera Cruz was a 
proper Norther of the Mexican coast, and its duration from Sept. 29th to Oct. 2d, shows 
its ss to have been very slow at that tim ati aongs suas? is not unfre- 
quent, but rather common in the Northers at VeraCr This may be ascribed, with 
probability, to the cessation of » westerly pogresion of ee storm, er ‘od gradual 
oe nf an easterly course.] 
. The Mexican brig Secunda Fama sailed from Vert Cruz on the 29th September. On 
the 2d of hears) in sight of the bar, [of Tampico, lat. 22° 15’,] was suddenly attacked by 
a violent gale of wind, which drove her on a reef of f rocks four miles northward of Lobos 
Island, [lat. 21° 30', lon. 97° 24’,] where the vesse] filled, and those on board Jost all hope 
of escape. On the morning of the 3d the clouds cleared away, and they discovered the 
‘Texan sloop of war Austin under the lee = the island, hose officers succeeded in reach- 
ing k with a life-boat, saved the people, and landed them at Tampico.—(Ma- 
rine Report.) [The shorter duration of the gale here than : at Vera Cruz, shows a nearness 
to its northwestern on 
schr. Carolin oe took the gale a: E., Oct. Ist, about 100 miles 
eant of the Rio Grand hy ‘Nore ; the wind first veered catward, [as the vessel moved 
southeastward,] and afterwards by N. to oN W. The gale lasted through the 2d of Octo- 
ber, and the schr. was driven near to the Campeche Bank.—( Slatement of Capt. COLLINS.) 
4, The brig Sabine, for Campeche, went ashore at the Alacranes, on the C pe 
Bank, [lat. 22° 30’, lon. 89° 43',} Oct. $8:is the hurricane, after cutting away both mas 
was sk in two feet of water ie! the sea went down. —(Mari me Report. 
ip St. Mary left the bar of the Mississippi on the 29th of myo on the 
30th, mink E. N. E., squally, anda rolling sea from S. E.; lat. at noon 26° 33/, lon. 88°: 
pared for bad weather Oct. Ist, at noon lat. 25° 40’, lon. 88° 20’; calms ‘iid sudden 
gusts. Oct. 2d, before daylight the sea ran in all directions, as if at a distance the gale 
wee Downe in & circle towards its center. At noon Tat, 25° 20/, lon. 88° 40’; dense 
horizon and a cross sea. 
At7 Pp. M.on the 2d, after a calm, a tremendous gust ie the east struck the ship; the 
hurricane had now commenced in earnest, and with a force seldom felt. ‘The wind con- 
ing in upon the decks, swept a from the lashings every movable bande 
front of the cabin and filled it with water. About 4 p. m. the wind a poset to 
the westward and blew, if aes was possible, with still erento fury—the ship now on her 
ends, and the sea making a clear breach over her being evident the ship was 
settling and must soon go to the bottom, the only resource was adopted of cutting aw8y , 
explanation of Capt. arsed 8 meteorological sie see note at page 4. 
Capt. tae states that his D. R. longitudes were found too far east, on getting an observa- 
tion, owing to the strong westerly barren. ieee prevailing. 
