35. At onrenteage 6 miles eastward of Matanzas, [lat. 23° 2’, lon. 81° 15’, about at 
nile gee at half past 2 of the 4th, after a heavy shower it began to blow a vi violent hur- 
rica The wind first prevailed at East, and 8 age about to S. W. and N. with continual 
rain. The wind a — for 24 hours. 
Ib fro’ rt Cabayrien, mata and other ports on the north coast 
of in the right side oe the gale, where the wind would be found blowing off 
the oi and therefore less a in its effects. For the character of the precursory 
storm off the N. side of Cuba, near lon. 77°, see 456.] 
Schr. Tasso, off Havan aga northward through the gulf of Florida. Capt. Hows ~ 
says: The gale commenced nant me Oct. Ist, in lat. 23° 30’, lon. 82° 40’, the Mariel. Ta- 
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at this time E. N. E.; at 6 a.m. wind N.E.; at8a.m., N.N.E.; at 10 a.M., North, and 
the. heaviest of the “ea ; at 2 p.m. of Saturday we 5th it eal abated —— 
then blowing N. N. W. to N. W. and so continued till 4 p.m. when it changed to Ey 
and at midnight Ionce more made the land, bore up for macau and arrived at 0. A.M. 
Sunday the 6th. 
37. Ship Columbo, for New Orleans, took the gale at 11 Pr. m. of Oct. 4, near Cat Keys, 
(west sue of Bahama Bank,) which increased to a severe hurricane on the 5th from S. E., 
areas report of the time says E. S. E.] which suddenly abated at about 5 P hen off 
e Double Shots, between Salt Key Bank and Florida Reef, [7 lat. 24° 15’, la ie 30’, 
peste 30 m. L.?) and in twenty minutes came out from N. N. W. and N. W ., and finally 
abated at 2.4. M. of Sunday, Oct. 6th. Lost as bulwarks, &c. [These wise with the 
be and shift om 7a opposite quarter, prove the ship to have been in the axis path and not 
a From the tary post at — West (lat. 24° 27’, lon. 81° 50’, about 118 miles L.] 
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3 | Barometer. 
Date. __ (average. am ] Wind. Rain. bet ewer ar] Wet balb | 
Oct. ist. OE. N. E. to N.N. E.; a gale. 0 a 
2d. 30. OY ‘southeasterly ; strong. 0-17 in. 73 76 
3d. 29-9 SN. 1 E. ; light. 1-96 "8 76 
4th. 29- 84E to N. . incre — strong.|1-75 75 715 
5th. 29-42E. N. E. to W. ; severe gale. |9-62 72 72 
6th. 30:00\N. W. strong ; mcenie 79 73 
7th 30°17\E. to N. 5 light, 84 hy. 
8th jat9 a. .30-26|N.; moderate. ~ 84 79 
The follow ‘bbe hourly ob led added by the medical 
officer, commencing at 1 a, m. Oct. 5th. These are a valuable.t ’ 
Hours. ere Winds and strength) Hours.  |Barometer, |Winds and strength.| 
Ta. 29768. | E.N.E. 7. | 12, noo -byN. 9 
2 Bee eB pee ce 186 | NEbyN.. Sh, 
3 516 | E. by N. 2 134 | N. by 9) 
4 457 | ENE 8 4 3 185 | N. a} 
Ah MMR oc Sif oe 264 | N. by W | 
48 1 ENE, 8 } -410 | N.N.W 8 
335 | N.E.by E. 7 ; -455 | N. W. 8 
3 ‘418 | NE. y j ‘520 | N. W. by W. 6 
) 536 | N. E. . 3 ‘551 |W.N.W. 8 
10 ‘331 | N.E.by N. 9 ) ‘587 | W. 7 
1 272 | N.E.by N. 9 | 10 642 | W. 6 
obscured from 1 4. M. to 5 p.m. of 5th. Rain from 1a.m.7-97in. [Crisis of the 
about 2 p. m. of the bth, anceciog to the aaa er.] 
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