356 Cuba Hurricane of October, 1844. 
ina 4th, at 5 a. M., wet; frequent — with violent wind in “st — continued 
blow hard with — rain to 11 a.m, when the storm comme with great vio- 
a from ll a o 8 p.M. there fell we: 95 inches of rain; 2 P.M. rete ace N. WwW. 
~ a high eset from ‘n S.E. all day; low clouds from N.W. Oct. 7th, at 6 P.M. 
ause; from 9 a. M. to 9 p.m. O54 inches of rain fell. During the progress of this storm 
wane - 6th and 7th] the se wid has been from N. W. with a rising barometer, and a 
higher current from 8.S.E. [The lower or scud cloud, however, has shown here the 
true course of the wind in the storm stratum, we aggegeein’ to the barometric changes ; 
see table. Both here and in Massachusetts, the old N. W. surface wind of the 5th wry 
to rots intruded beneath the storm stratum, whiee or quite to the sea coast. J 
=~ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, lat. 43° 51’, lon. 66° 05’, [28 miles N. W. from Cape 
part of the storm. Close of the gale not mentioned. we 
138. Fort Sullivan, mene’ Me., lat. 44° 59, lon. 67°, [310 miles fb, Oct. 4th, winds 
E., 4,5; 9e.m., N.E.,6; 5th, S. E., 1,5. W., 3, 4, W., 2; rain from 1 Pp. m. of 4th, with © 
high winds—rain, ie 2 A.M. of 5th, 2°10 inches. et 6th, A. M., ick W. 2.5 Pe Mey 
N.W., 1,0. Oct. 7th, es Seep 9 a.m., N.,4; 3v.m., N. W., 3; QP. My 
N..W.., 3; sages o 10 p. M., 0°55 inches 
1 Haneock ig Halion, Me., Sur 46° 5/, _ 67° 40’, [390 miles L.] Oct. 2d; 
average of bar. 29:593: 3d, 29°68: 4th, a.m., 29°576, wind E,, 4, 55 2 P.M. 29-209, wind 
28-862, wind S. E., 3,S., 4; p.m. 28835, wind S., 5, 3, showery. "Oct. 6th, sunrise, bar. 
29-063, wind S. W., 3; 10 a. m. 29°09, wind N. W., 3; 2 p. m. 29:205, wind W., 2; 9P.M 
29-205, W., 2: 7th, sunrise, 29-142, N.E. 4; 9 a. mM. 29177, N. E.4; 2P.M. 29:142, N. Way 
3; 9p. mM. 29-236, N. W., 3; rain sity 11 A.M. to 4... of Sth, 0-70 inches, [apparently 
pr the range of the two sto 
At Fort Kent, Me., lat. yer lon. 68° 20’? [about 460 miles L.] Oct. 4th, wind 
S. mg ‘1, 2; 5th, N. E., 1,2, W. 2; rain from 3 p.m. of 4th to 11 a. M. of 5th, 0-84 inches; 
6th, N. W,, 3, 2, 1, showers in night, 0-03 lark ee 7th, avm., N. E., 2; 2? M., Nu 25 
9 p.m., N., 1; rainy from 3 p.M. to 5 p..m., 0:02 inches Aurora in ps ey oninge er gale 
here, but the more moderate influence of boosh d orms is sagt ctly 
141. H. M. ship Illustrious, Ad. Sir Cuanves — n Halifax ete lat, 44° 36’, lon. 
eg 28’, [168 miles L.] Oct. 4th, a.m., (first 12 fence bar. 30-29 to 30:05; winds from 
A. M. 29°54, nopn, 29°60; a 24. um, 8. E., 5, 0.6. g.3, 4 Avi. Wi, Cr O05 6th A. My 
S. W.,3,0.t.; 10..m., S.W., 2; 2¥. Mm. bar. 29°51, 10 p.m., 29°56; winds, W.S.W.% 
40.¢c.; 6r.m., 8. W., 4, 2, c. mt 6th, a. M. oe ink to 29°75, p.m, 29°78 to 29°83; 
winds a.m., S. W., N.W., 3, 2, b.c., ¢. f.; , N.W. to N.N. W., 3, 2; ends calm, 
om ses beak 2a. M. 2076; 4A. m., 39-76; oh - dei <— M. ances Wwe. ; 
84.0; 2 P.M, Ny 6,.0..9-75 48. mu. N., . 0. gq. 7.3 6 Pe My i. Weasel, 5, bgt 
the same to midnight. Oct. 8th, a. ms bar, 29°74 to 29°88; winds N. W., W.N. w., N.Wa 
6, 5, 2, 4, c. 04 b. cy; P.M, bar, 2989; winds W.N.W., 4,2, 1. [According to the ba 
rometer, the axis of the gale appears to have been opposite to or S. E. of Halifax about 
noon of 7th, or soon after.] 
142. H. M. ship Scylla, at and from Prince Edward’s Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, 
Oct. 2, a.m., winds N. W. to W..N. W., 4, ¢., bar. 30:20; p.m., running for Pictou and 
wali wades. Ponen: indenda 5 winds -W.d0-Ra S. W., 4,3, 2. Oct. 3d, runn: running for 
