Left Side of the Gale. 349 
. Brig Emeline, Oct. 6th, lat. 33° 30’, on the southern edge of the Gulf Stream, [(?) lon 
= 30, +71 miles L. (?)] had the gale come on plain, with a nee small rain, from N. 
E. to N. N. E., ending N. and N. N. W. ; ib mp fell to 28 in. [28:15 in. as corrected 
for index error ;] lay at the rane of the waves with all hands lashed to the svedther rail ; 
gale lasted from 4 a. M. to4 P. M., and sani fresh till 8or 10 p.m. The gale began to 
shift northward about n 
82. Brig Republic, Oct 6th, at 6 a. M. was 85 a east from Cape Hatteras, lon. 74°, 
[148 miles L.,] where the gale commenced blowing in the morning from E. N. E., gradu- 
ally increasing and veering to the northward ; desis scudding at the rate of ten knots, At 
noon the gale was nearly N., sain. exceedingly heavy. Continued to seud through the 
gale, and the Captain believes the hour if brough he wind. 
At 3 p. mM. run out of the southern edge of the Gulf Stream. ‘The gale ended about 6 Pp. m. 
in inbieor eer squalls ‘eas Ns 
e Ra er and crew of schon Evelina were taken off the wreck, oe 7th, in 
iy siee: lon. 74° 30’, having been tiated the previous day, [about 160 miles L.] 
84, Schooner ite Oct. 6th, lat. 33° 58’, Ion. a 15’, [72 miles L.] iciataiiha 
a severe ie lost head ~ ar pate oe received other damage. 
85. Brig Wm. Nels m Ha t. 35°, lon. 74°, judieaibcian a severe gale from 
E. to N. W., which ‘ond 24 ‘ks, a ‘olla L., and subject to the drift of the hl 
Stream.] 
86. Schr. Tioga, Oct. 6th, a. m. begins with a light breeze from N. E.; at daylight 
wind i salen took in topgallant sails and flying jib; 8 a m. double refed foresel? and 
ockanie ook bonnet off the jib ; thick rainy weather and heavy gale ; = to under 
two reefed ana, dad to southward, about lat. 35° 10’, Jon. 75°, on the inner edge of 
Gulf recite 200 miles L.j P.M. gale increasing from N. E., set storm wipes; ie 4 to 
5 p.m. gale exceeding heavy and veering northward; 8 p. m. wind N. less severe; mid- 
night, gale had veered to N, W. and continued to moderate ; at 7 A. M. of the 7th, made sail 
a wind. 
87. Ship Cotton Plant, was dismasted Oct. 6th, near lat. 35°, lon, 74°, [about 162 miles 
Lin age fo Eve nd N,N. E., which for a time blew a hurricane, ad a to N, 
gale iathisiedt violent during the night. 
reg ‘Ship B. F. Lamar, Oct. 6th, wind N. E E., cloudy; 6 a. Pe rire tera with rain; 
noon, lat. 35° 30’, on inner a of Gulf Stream, fabout 200 miles L.,} bres ee from N. 
E. ; p.m. heavy gale from N. E. by N., sdestifdgtbetherty, wih heavy ; 4p. m. blew 
a tremendous hurricane ; 6 P. mM. the clouds were clearing away ; vite more eeiiatate. 
set oes Eassig sf ae euveatig 
89. B 
to N.; at 5. m. broached 
to, was ove on shel bani ends and ee mp 34° =f it 73° 20, {about 120 miles 
L. Only the hurricane part of the g be reported. } 
90. Schr. bite {second of this name, ] was totally disinasted Oct. 6th, lat, 33° 45’, 
lon. tt 30"; ain and crew taken off the wreck. [About 35 miles L. of axis line.] 
91; vier from Rio Janeiro, experienced a tremendous gale, Oct. 6th, from N. E. 
one; m4 E. and N. E.?) veering by N. to N. W.; lat. 34° 30’, lon. 73° 15’, [100 
miles L.] 
92. Brig Growler, Oct. 6th, Jat. 35°, lon. 73° 30’, (?) [138 miles L. ?] encountered a se- 
vere gale from E. N. E.,and while seudding under-close reefed topsail, the gale abated to 
a dead calm, and on a sudden shifted to N. W., which hove the brig on her beam ends 
8 eat as above given. Doubtless 
it must have been much nearer the axis line. Such errors of figures occasionally occur in 
marine reports ; and these should therefore be verified, when practicable.] 
93. Barque Hebe, Oct. 6th, lat. 35°, lon. 73°, [105 miles L.,] experienced a severe gale 
from N. E.; shifted the cargo, lost spars, &c. 
94. Europe, lost sails, &c., Oct. 6th, in a sie from E. S. E., [E. N. E. 7) in 
lat. 35° mid) lon. 73°. [118 miles L. There seems to be an error here, either in direction 
of wind or locality, when compared with the her observations. ] 
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