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6th, 5 a. m. wind S., increasing; 9 a. M. veered to S. E. ages took in top gt. sails, brisk 
winds bt clear weather ; noon, lat. 34° 18’, lon. 62° 30’, (372 miles R.,] going 84 knots. 
p.M. wind S., nyt with cle ar weather, all drawing sills set; Sp. mM. wind increasing, 
in top gt. sails; 9 P. wind S. 8. W.; midnight, strong wind and clear rn sea 
making fast and had stad the brig to spring a leak: Oct. 7th, 1 a.m. wind S 
trong; 1:30 a. m. split the jib and took in the topsail, wind blowing a gale, aoe schiilas 
ued till 7 a.M., [then about 443 miles R.,] when it began to ap ieginedy + ind S. W., set fore 
and main-topsails ; noon, strong winds and ‘phi clouds, yea 350 33', ion. "58° 40’, 
[462 miles R.] P.M. more moderate, with appearance of ra 2 P. M. iis baffling, 
brig laborin a hapeiiacl in a very high sea; 7. mM. wind W.; 11 P.m.moderate, at W, N. W. 
and cloudy weather [The full extent oe the gale on this site from the axis ee probably 
exceeded 500 m 
155, Barque _ Engs, for New York, Oct. Ist, lat, 37° 20’, lon. 48° 44’; . brisk 
breeze Pint N.N. E. and squally. Oct. 2d, lat. 36° 47’, lon. 52° 30’, brisk retin from 
N.N.E.; midnight, N. E. Oct. 3d, lat. 37° 01, lon. 56° 30'; rp. m. N. E., fair; 4 p.m, 
wind E.; midnight, E.S.E. Oct. 4th, a. m. wind ine ling S. E.; noon, lat. 37° 21, lon. 
59° 51’: p.m. wind increasing; at 8 P. m. obliged us to donb yates midnight, close-reefed, 
wind hauling gradually to S. w. ith an unusu weiss heavy sea from S. Oct, A. M. 
wind had hauled to 5. and b a a ; carried storm spensers, close- 
reefed main-topsail and seefed post bed the wind ; noon, lat. 37° 18’, lon. 60° 11’, blow- 
os in squalls from S. W.; 4 P.M. more moderate, made sail; midnight, calm, and light 
rs from S. W. 
“Get 6th, noon, lat. 37° 10’, lon. 60° 29’, [316 miles ag winds S. W., fair; 8p, mM. strong 
from S. W., ee is sail ; sia pl heavy gales from S. W., with hens sea from S, 
Oct. 7th, 3 a. to compel us to ¢abte to, after — it gradually 
hauled to W. os N. eo a a ary gale; p. mM. gale continues with a heavy sea, 
si veered to W.N M. began to moderate, and at midnight _ calm, 
Barque a ag New York, Oct. 4th, lat. 38° 1’, lon. 51° 42'; 4 p. m. wind 
s. Rclhigiresied topsails ; 6 fe m. double-reefed, furled fo pont sine and jib, gale 
S. E., and rain. Oct. 5th, wind S. S. E., moderating, lat. 36° 55’, lon. 55° 28’, Oct. 6th 
noon, lat. 37° 38’, lon. ts sy, (301 miles Re i] winds S.W oe ri P. M. increasing ; 
8r. mu. 8. W., ae djib; 10 r.m. gale at S.S. W., 
gpg close- d topsails and furled foresail. Oct. 7th, = continues ; 6 a. M. 
S. W. by S., fu sled if bem 9 a.m. W.S. W.; noon, lat. 37° 54’, lon. ye ety — 
miles R.,] pie continues from W., lying to under Gosnamaied ee 
erating; 7 Pp. M. set fore-topsail ; 10 P.M. nat harenait ontme insail. [This | eae was two 
days behind the Wm. Engs, on & and at noon of 6th was 150 miles 
Capt. Ca spl states ti in the night of the 6th, his barometer had fallen to 28-10,* _ 
attended by a continued roar in the air; soon after, the hurricane — the ship with tre- 
mendous force ad @ point E. of S.; afterwards veering gradually toS.S. W., W. and 
W.N. W. 
157. Sloop Hellespont encountered the hurricane lat. 40°, lon, 63° 30’, and was thrown 
on her beam ends. e id - veered from S. 8S. E. towards S, W., and the sympiesom- 
Ba a to 28:50 in., [57 miles R.] 
8. Ship Sieciden. for Tiere Oct. 6th, lat. 42°, lon. 62°; Pp. m. wind W., 6 knots; 
m..N., 5 knots, course E. b ; 11 p.m. wind. E.; ores tacked ship, wind in- 
ceasing, [75 miles ip Oct. en double we topsails; 4a. m. fresh breezes from S. and 
rain; 6a. M.out one reef; 7A. s.$ continues iookk = and high sea; noon, 
lat. i lon. a0 30 116 i i “s ae % ion ng strong from S. W.; [probably op- 
posite the axis of the gale about 3:30 Pp, M., t 40 miles distant ;] 9 p. m, wind W. ; mid- 
night blowing strong from W. Oct. 8th, ese strong gale and heavy sea; 9 A. M. 
This barometer was Jeft in Europe on the return voyage and could not whe: ue? but I 
intr — aoe sive position, that its index error must have been uncommonly lar Capt. 
as also ry great. 
