218 Canton Tyfoons of Aug. 3d, 1832, and Sept. 23d, 1831. 
. Extract from the journal of an American pare bound to 
Can- 
ton.“ Aug . 2d, 1832, (nautical time,) lat. 18° 34’ W., lon. 114° E.; 
and 
barom. 29.56. First part light and baffling vikas from E. to 
NN. and hazy :—middle part the same —At4a m. calm, barom. 29,59 :— 
At 4.30 a. m. a breeze es. up from W. N, W. :—made all sail by the 
wind. Latter art and end, s W. N. W. wind and rough head sea. 
Took in the cle flying jib, and fore and mizen top gallant sails. Ba- 
rometer at no AQ. The weather, however, looks very fine, and the 
breeze is ead at W.N. W. ‘lat . 19° 54" WN., lon. 113° 50'E. 
Aug. commences with a strong steady breeze at W. N. W. and 
hazy weather, barometer falling fast. At 2 p. m. down to 28.98, but not 
the least unfavorable appearance in the clouds, sea, or weather. [The - « 
ei was at this time running into the path of the gale, from its ree 
side.]_ I must acknowledge that the rapid fall of the mercury, within the 
last ten hours, has alarmed me n me ee e, and we are now preparing for 
the worst of weather. oe p.m. m. 29.25 the wind freshening ; 
single reefed topsails. The old far pi eoions seen sail carried on this 
the N. E. at the rate of twenty knots, and the rhc shooting up from 
m. bar 1 
every point of the compass. At 8 om. 29. Took in all at 
but the close reefed fore and main peanils and fore-topmast staysail ; the 
wind still steady at W. N. W. Sounded in- 45 fathoms, the Grand La- 
drone bearing W. N. W.38 miles. At10 p.m. the wind suddenly shifted 
to W. N. W.[N. N. W.?] in @ squall—Heavy rain and distant thunder 
until 5 a. m. :—Had continued shifts of wind all round the compass. At7 
a. m. a steady gale very severe, from about N. W. and este rain :—hove 
to under the reefed main topsail -—At 8 a. m. barom. 29.!!—Latter 
part and end, the real , genuine, unadulterated Chinese 7’ ‘yfiiondl a steady 
roar pang constant r or took in the main topsail. 
g. 4th. (P. M. of 3d.) "The first quarter of this day extremely se- 
vere Mt and thick weather. —At 2.30 p. m. barom. 28.88 ; shortly after 
which it began to rise :—at 6 p. m. 29.05 ;—at 8 S, m. 29.08, and mode- 
rating. —During = night hard yal trom W. to W. S. W. and torrents 
of rain.—At 4 a. nd S S. W. to S.S. W. and hazy :—made sail an 
by 6 a. m. had rvs ‘and ‘addin sails set. During the day passed a 
number of wrecks, and when we arrived, (5th,) found that the hurricane 
had been very severe and caused immense destruction. New Yor: 
Journal of Commerce. 
Canton Tyfoon of Sept. 23d, 1831. 
The American ship Galen, from the Sandwich Islands, bound to Can- 
ton, encountered bad weather off the Bashee Islands on the 2lst of Sep- 
__ tember, and on the 23d near the Lema Islands, lost her mizen mast, f 
_ and main topmasts, &c. 
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