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comparatively little wind, but the sea raged i in the most dreadful manner.* This swell 
occasioned the loss of twenty one yessels in the bay, chiefly droggers and other small 
craft. 
18. AtSt. Jago de Cuba the gole of Oct. passed over without any damage, as stated by 
Capt. CRowEL, of the Curlew. [St. Jago is on the S. side of Cuba, lat. 20°, ty 76° 7', 
365 miles R.; is N. E. from the center of Jamaica and more exposed than the latter to the 
storm from off the Caribbean Sea ; but the harbor is sheltered.] 
19. Ship Norman, for New Orleans, Oct. Ist, course W. by S., 4 to 7 knots, thick rs 
in with showersofrain. Noobs.; [lat. D. R. 18° 54’, lon. 75° 05';] p.m. wind S.S 
to 
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77° 15' 3] P.M. som winds 2 Si S. and squally ; at 6p p. M. S. end of Jamaica bore S. S. W. 
30 mil Through the night strong me Pon thick blowing weather. ja 3d, at 3 a. M. 
double reefed fm three wees _— part of the precursory ty 3] at 10 a. M. more 
moderate ; set main-topsail and top gt. sail; no my js {lat. D. R, 18° 54’, ‘en; 9 © 10’, 200 
miles R.;] Pp. Mm. ool strong jor on ie S. E. and S.S. E. pe citi cloudy weather. 
Course W. by Sa ma ar. M3 at a P. ™. gale ar 
Oct. 4th, il, gal 
34a. M. took in = ay spanker ; 6a. M. close reefed the peed topsals, fared 
fore-sail arabs wine: topsail; at gtoahu psail ; 
at 9 a. mM. hove the ship nh ae y d, under cl fed mai ilband 
fore- — peleshy wind S.; set ences spaniker and precede set: hurri- 
cane increasing. Noon, lat. by bad obs. 19° 06’, (lon. D. R. 819 40’, 140 miles RK.) p. 
blowing a areal gale from S. which continued throughout my? ae with aay 
sts of rain; ship ni Se heavy and masts in great danger. Oct. at 6 4. M. wind 
had.veered to S. W., wore ship toS. E.; at 8 a. m. the gale abated a ome set close reef- 
ed eel Lat. obs, at noon 19° 57 {lon. D. R. 81° 28’] p.m. oui a heavy 
W.S. W. anda heavy sea; set close-reefed mizen-topsail. At1l p.m. wind W. 
Oct, 6th, at 4 a. m. set whole pas and top gt. sails; at 6 a. M. saw the Grand Cayman 
E., 8. by W. andS. W.] At noon, light winds, in lat. 19° 15’, lon. D. R. 81° 
he ship’s barometer, when the gale hauled to S. W., was observed at as [Add 
0-10 for its error of adjustment, d with mine in New York, gives 28-50 
inches. It is not certain that thie was ita lowest point. The nearest approximation of 
the ship’s track to the axis line I s R.; which was after the axis of the 
gale had passed the ship. It will be seeudl: that the ship was constantly renee or 
drifting towards the axis Mi ail after the axis and the heart of Ki sg had passed.]} 
20. Brig Rebecca, at St. Cruz, south side of Cuba, lat, 20° 44 78°, (295, miles R.] 
Oct. Ist, had a ekg gale from S. W. with a heavy sea; in aking a iasiape named the 
Barker was driven on shore. [First aus: ]J—Oct. 4th, it blew a hfe from the south- 
ward, and ad Barker, which had been got off, again went on shore. The sea now made 
through the houses in the which is built on a pe a street, parallel to 
shore. 
in tremendous S eaeatie rom 8.8. E, to S.S. W.; ane ita poeta with lightning and 
rain for 12 hours without intermission.—(Mate of R 
21. Schr. Arab, was lost on Point San Juan, between Trinidad and Cienfuegos, on the 
Morning of “eaee 4th, and all but the mate perished. [Lat. 21° 44’, lon. 80° 32’, 65 
esR] Th ooner was prevented from getting into St, Jago by the violence of the 
[first] gale, sprigs was carried to leeward and lost as above stated. [It appears from this 
Case that the wind at Point Juan blew on shore, snes » right side of the gale.] 
22, Bri t, from Kingston, Ja., for Campeche, reported as having encoun- 
on her beam ends, lost mainmast, and other damage. Next day spoke brig Homer, totally 
* Nautical Magazine, February, 1845. 
