22 Mr Redfiekl on the Hurr'i canes and 



7. After reaching the more northern latitudes, and while 

 pursuing their course to the northward and eastward, these 

 storms commence with the wind from an eastern or southern 

 quarter, and terminate with the wind from a western quarter, 

 as will appear more distinctly under the three following heads ; 

 — the latter portion of the storm being usually attended with 

 broken or clear weather. 



8. On the outer portion of the track, north of the parallel of 

 30°, or within that portion of it which lies farthest from the 

 American coast ; these storms exhibit at their commencement, a 

 southerly wind, which, as the storm comes over, veers graduaUt/ 

 to the westward, in which quarter it is found to terminate. 



9. In the same latitudes, but along the central portions of the 

 track, the first force of the wind is from a point near to south- 

 east ; but after blowing for a certain period, it clianges suddenly, 

 and usually after a short intermission, to a point nearly or di- 

 rectly opposite to that from which it has previously been blow- 

 ing, from which opposite quarter it blows with equal violence 

 till the storm has passed over or has abated. This sudden 

 change of a south easterly wind to an opposite direction, does 

 not occur towards either margin of the storm's track, but only 

 on its more central portion, and takes effect in regular progres- 

 sion along this central part of the route, from the south-west to- 

 wards the nortfi-east, in an order of time, which is exactly coin- 

 cident with the progress of the storm in the same direction. It 

 is under this portion of the storm, that we notice the greatest fall 

 of the barometer, and the mercury usually begins to rise a short 

 time previous to the change of wind. In this part of the track 

 the storm is known as a south-easter, and is usually attended 

 with rain previous to the change of wind, and perhaps for a short 

 time after. 



10. On that portion of the track which is nearest the Ameri- 

 can coast, or which is farthest inland, if the storm reaches the 

 Continent, the wind commences from a more eastern or north- 

 eastern point of the horizon, and afterwards veers more or less 

 gradually, by north, to a north-eastern or westerly quarter, where 

 it finally terminates. Here also the first part of the storm is 

 usually, but not always attended with rain, and its latter or 

 vvestern portion with fair weather. The first or foul weather 



