352 Cuba Hurricane of October, 1844. 
111. Ship —— for New York, Oct. 6th, noon, lat. 40°, lon. 70°. Had the gale 
fro E., veering by N.; carried light sails till dark, in lon. 714°, running 10 knots. At 
8 P.M. close- rotted ‘sept furled mainsail, jib, spanker, and mizen-topsail, and run before 
the gale. Oct. 7th, at 8 a. M. moderate, out rr s and made sail; lat. at noon 39° 17’, lon. 
73°, [At height of gale, about 265 miles L. 
112. Ship Isabella, Oct. 6th, it ns blowing hard from N. E. at 6p. m., and blew 
very hard for five hours; from N. E. to N. N. ie: , ending at N. W. Lat. 40° we lon. 729. 
[306 miles L 
113. Ship ‘Columbiana, experienced the ‘pls on the night of the 6th, lat. 39° 40’, lon. 
70°. [185 miles L.j Lost fore-topmast, and otherwise disabled ; had all sails furled at 
the time. 
114, At Fort Adams, R. L., lat. 41° 23’, lon. 71° 23', (324 miles L. of axis line,! Oct. Ist, 
av, of bar. 30°401; Oct 2d, 30-439; Oct. ” $d, 30/143, a. wm. wind 8. E. a and S.,, 3; p.m. S. E., 
3, 4, rain from half out lp. M. Oct. 4th, bar. 29°784 to 29°595, wind S., = E., 4, heavy 
rain till noon, (2°1 inches,) clearing up with a sudden amin: moe S. E. to W. ; Pp. M. win 
S. W. and N. W., 3. [This shows distinctly the fir vg Oct. 5th, bar, 29°682 to 
29:°843, winds W., 4, 5; 10 p a 3. Oct. 6th, ben A.M. “29-98 , 29°984; p. m. 29°945, 
29-972, winds a. M. N. W., 3,2 . M.S. E.,1,N. E.,5; heavy rain mi high wind in the 
night; (rain lin.) Oct. 7th, ane ‘297 776 to 30 in. ; vient x mM. N., 5,4 vg 2. 
115.* At Amherst College, Mass., [lat. 42° 22', lon. 72° 28’, about ‘12 miles L.] Oct. 
Qd, bar. 30-15, 30°03, winds S. and S. W., 1,2. Oct. 3d, bar. 29°91, 29:78, winds S. E., 1, 
3, very rainy night. Oct. 4th, bar. 29°52, 29-30, winds E., 1, S., 2,8. W., 1, rainy morn- 
ing. Oct. 5th, bar. 29-31, 29°51, winds 8. E., 1, N. aa 3,2, blustering. Oct. 6th, se 
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29:70, winds S. E., 1,N. by W., 2; clouds, stratus fr ik By WE sy Ps n front’N: E.; [pre 
bly lower scud —_ _ fair—lowering and chilly. toa 7th, ae a 29°78 ; vi 
loudy and ey day ; ye iy sun r., N. by W., N. W.; fair a 
P. m.; 8th, bar. 29-90, ‘winds N. W d W., 1; fair, fine. 
16. State Lunatic ay ree Worcester, has elevation 483 feet, lat. 42° 16’, [lon. 71° 
47', 376 miles L.] Oct. 2d, 83, sunset 29°74, winds S. W., fair. Oct. 3d, 
b , 29°45 ; winds S w ; 3. f. ha pete se: rain from 3p. M.,0°83in. Oct. 4th, bar 
29°18, 28-93, winds S. E., N. W., S. W.; oo — Oct. 5th, bar. 28°95, 
29-13, winds S. W., N. W., fair, deudy Oct. 6th, bar, 29°35, 29°30, winds W. and N. W., 
fair, cloudy. Oct. om bet: 29-19, 29-40, winds oh vcs at sunrise, (0°21 in.,) 
cloudy. 
117. In the Vineyard Sound, S. coast of Mass., lat. 41° 27’, lon. noon, 70° 4 
miles L.,] the Schrs. Henry and Cambridge were dismasted at their avidin in a gale 
from N. E., on the night of Oct. 6th. 
118.¢ At regen lat. 41° 15’, lon. 70° 06’, [260 en a Oct. 4th, bar. 29°55, 29°505 
winds S. E., 2, S. W., 1, cloudy and showers, fair. h, bar. 29°56, 29°53; winds 
W. S. W. 3, 2, lar "Oct. 6th, 9.4. mM. bar. 29°85, w ‘as N. " thir; slightly overcast with 
cirri; 3p. toe he ‘85, E., 1, elouay; grows thick and iaakks thretening w wind increasing ; 6 
p. M. bar. 29°80, N. L 2, cloudy, every indication of a storm ; 8p. m. bar. 29°66, N. E., 3, rain, 
wind cia 10 p. m. bar. 29°60, N. E., 4, rain, ae increasing 12 p. M. bar. 29° 
wind 6, and rain, gale Restreeeites heavy. Oct. 7th, 9 a. mM. bar. 29°70, wind N. N. W., 44, 
slight rain; (whole rain 1-50 in. ;) 3 p. m. bar. 29-80, N. N ee 2, clearing. Oct. 8th, 9 
ar. 30°04, wind N. N. W., and N. hel 1, weather delightfu tful.. 
"119. Sehr. Mogul, a e 7th, lat. ° 35), lon. 69° 09’, [195 miles L.,] took a heavy 
gale from eastward, w wa leech for about 4 hours; split balance reefed main- 
sail, was hove on beam ee wid dismasted. 
120a. Ship Unicorn, from Boston for New Orleans, Oct. 5th, at 9 a. M. got under way, 
with a fine breeze from W. S. W. and pleasant ; at 10°30 a. m. Boston light-house bore 
N. W. by N. by compass, 2 miles. Noon, rik breezes and passing clouds, Co course 
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* Observations of dbo SNELL, scale of atrength - wind 0to6, The storm of 6th, 7th appears 
har diy Amherst. wind. 
t Wittiam MitcHe.t’s observations; scale of wind’s force 0 to 5. 
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