v Cuba Hurricane of October, 1844. 
dW. N. W.; noon, moderating, lat. 44°, lon. 53° 30’; [270 miles R.;] p. m. strong 
wees from W. N. W. and a high sea running; midnight, same. Next day, wind W.S. W. 
steady. 
159. Ship Memphis, for New York, Oct. 4th, lat. 42° 38’, lon. 54°, ends with fresh 
from S. E. and heavy rain; in double =. Oct. 5th, gale S. E., strong ; noon, mode 
and a large sea, lat. 42° 48’, lon. 58° 58; P.M. sic witht W. S.W. and W. Oct. 6th, a.m. 
winds W. N. W. and W.,, lat. 43° 20/, 1 is 00 80's p. M. winds W. and W. by N., fine 
weather, with a large neell from southward; 10 Pr. M. a shift #3 wind to eastward ; 
p.m. K., light airs with rain. Oct. 7th, wind E. S. E., increasing, double-reefed top- 
sail, took in jib and mainsail; 5 a. m. gale S. E., reefed foresail, sake’ in fore and mizen-top- 
mw. E.; l 
violent gale from S. W., with a coe sea; 4p. M. wore ship, took in foresail a 
hove to; boarded heavily. by the sea; 6. M. gale had veered to W., moderating; 9 P 
N. W.; midnight, gale blowing strong | Sons W. Oct. 8th, at daylight out doubt 
reefs, set whole courses and jib, aoa S. W. = Wi, span a large sea on, lat. 42° 43/, lon. 
60° 20'; 
inds W. N. W. and N. W., set top gt. s 
160. Ship Bureje? for New York, Oct. 6th, lat. 440 ae lon. 56° 30’, winds S. W. to 
N.W. Oct. 7th, 4. m. wind S. E., light; 8 a. m. strong at S. S. E., to ok in top gt. sails; 
10 a. M. gale i tocrensini: close-reefed topsails, furled jib and sexicilll hard squalls of wind 
and rain; noon, gale had — to -_ lat -44° sit 0 i ee feng wh oe increasing 
perhaps 45 miles distant;} 4 P. M. the gale was heavy fr from W.S. Sy ye fore-topsail ; 
6 vp. m. hard gales sa tremendous squalls, with a er sea, lying to; midnight, gale 
continues, ae eered to W. Oct. 8th, 4 a. m. gale W. N. W; 6 a. M. split the fore- 
topmast-staysail ; 10 A. M. Soe abating, set close-reefed fore and mizen-topsails ; noon, 
iting, clips swell from W. N. W., lat. 43° 35’, lon. 56° 30’; p. m. moderating; at 
— made all sail. The barometer fell very low, both previous to and during the 
161. St. Johns, N. F., lat. os 34’, ey 52° ee S miles, R. (7)] by Mr. TEMPLEMAN, 
barometric observ ayo Sees t 9a and 9 the barometer 140 feet above tide. 
Oct. 3d, nee . 30°25, . stent vada ney and cloudy; p.m. light winds S. E. to 
S. W. , bar. ato oat, light breeze S. S. W. overcast and gloomy; P. M. frequent 
on neste bar. 30-05, 29°46, fresh breeze S. 8. ee prbene and gloomy ; P.M. strong 
breeze and driving rain; [first Cuba storm;] 9 P ne, 6th, bar. 29°38, 29°60, fresh 
breeze S. W., cloudy ; fine evening. 7th, bar. 29° 78, ‘- 40; light aad wero overcast 
and gloomy; 10 a. M. wid E., rain; p. mM. wind E.S, E., rain. 8th, bar. 2 38, 29:41, ya 
variable winds, dark and gloomy; Pp. M. wind fresh from S. W. to on “48, 
ayned moderate emg N. W. and cloudy. 
H. M.S. Eurydice, then in the harbor, gives the wind easterly, 5, at the 
vaplinest the se in the second watch (4h. to 8h.} a calm ; 3d watch, W.S. W., 2; Fm: 
W. by S., 3, and W. by N., 4,5, and 6. Oct. 9th, a.m. W. to N. W.,5; bar., at noon, 
29°56. (The harbor of "St. Johns, on the E. coast, is deeply sheltered, with @ 0 narrow 
entrance.| 
162. Ship Independence, for New York, Oct. 5th, lat. 47° 17'; Pp. mM. winds N. W., r% 
by N., light; 8 r. m.S. W., ends S.S. W. Oct. 6th, wind strong from S. W. ; 2 
furled top gt. sails; 5 a.m. W. S. W., increasing; 6 A. mt. close-reefed fonetopuaill a 
courses; 8 A. m. furled fore and main-topsails and fdainil ; 10 a. m. gale still w.s. Wi 
noon, Bask te with rain, lat. 47° 40’, lon. 42° 41’; [first Cuba gale ;] 1 P. M. W. blow- 
ing heavy; 5 pe. more or set fore and mizen-topsails. 
Oet. 7th, at 1A: a. M. wind N. W.; noon, sun obscured, lat. 48° 26’, lon. 43° ; 
mences blowing fresh pa N. W.; 4p. M. passed steamer Britannia from sient "wind 
moderating, made all sail ; midnigte wind E. Oet. — ‘commences with easterly winds} 
noon, calm and rainy, lat. 47° 26’, lon. 45° 37’; [280 miles R. (?)] P.M. strong gale from 
N. W. and W. N. W., ~_ ouble-reefed. Oct. 9th, strong pa from N. W. and W. N. W. 
noon, lat, 45° 20/, se 
igs ii isha acini 
* Liverpool packet: second ship of this name. 
3 Seeiseie a Oe Eris Gee eee i ly ARE c= eater 
Co lgt a Unga Nae Tea tig See oR 7 api eRe eee aeane is 
