On the prevailing Storms of the Atlantic Coast. 25 
A vessel from Bermuda, experienced the gale from the westward, 
on the immer edge of the gulf stream. 
Another vessel, from Charleston, did not expertence the gale. 
In Lat. 37° 30’, on the inner edge of the gulf stream, gale from 
the westward, with squalls. 
On James’ river, Virginia, the gale was severe from north-west. 
At Norfolk, Va. the gale raged, on the 3d, for five hours, from 
north-north-east to north-north-west, and terminated at the latter 
point ; greatest violence from 10, A. M. to 1, P. M. 
At sea, forty miles north of Cape Henry, severe from south-east, 
changing to north-west. 
me Chincoteague, coast of Marylied; on the 3d, gale from south- 
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mi Snowhill, Maryland, gale cotknceehd at 11, A.M: 
In Lat. 38° 30’, Lon. 74° 30/ gale south by east. 
Gale reported as slight in the gulf stream. 
A ship from Boston, bound to Norfolk, experienced nothing of 
the gale. On the 3d, was in Lat. 40° 19, weather logey, and light 
winds from south-east. 
At Morris’ river, Delaware, the gale was from east-south-east. 
No hurricane was felt at Baltimore. 
At Cape Henlopen, Del. the gale or hurricane commenced at half 
past 11, A. M. from east-south-east, shifted in twenty minutes to east- 
north-east, and blew very heavy for nearly an hour. A calm of half 
an hour succeeded, and the wind then shifted to the west-north-west, 
and blew, if possible, with still greater violence. ~ 
At Cape May, (New Jersey) commenced at north-east, at 2, 
P. M. and veered to south-east, and blew with violence. After abat- 
_ ing fifteen minutes, it again blew with increased violence for two 
hours, and then abated. The sun set clear, with pleasant weather, 
at which time not a cloud was to be seen in the western horizon. 
At Bombay-Hook, near the mouth of the Delaware river, the gale 
blew from north-north-east, to west-north-west. 
At sea, forty miles north-east of Cape May, the gale was oar 
east, and lasted eight hours. 
At Philadelphia, the storm commenced at 1, P. M. on the 3d, 
from north to east, and raged with great violence from north-east to 
north-west, during the greater part of the afternoon. 
At Trenton, (New Jersey) the gale commenced at 3, P. M. with 
the wind from north-east. 
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