On the prevailing Storms of the Atlantic Coast. 39 
The next storm on which we shall bestow a moment’s attention, is 
that which occurred on the succeding week, which passed New York 
on the 26th and 27th of August, and which was also on this coast a 
north-east storm, of about three days duration. From the eastward 
of the Bahamas it appears to have passed northwardly, between the 
Florida stream and the Bermudas, and touching the American shore 
near Cape Hatteras, raged with great fury for about forty hours at 
each locality, as it swept the great central curve of our coast, and 
passing from thence, continued its course over George’s Bank, in a 
north-easterly direction. It was evidently of greater compass and 
slower progress than the preceding storm, as is proved by a collation 
of the various reports of mariners and its long duration, and its ef- 
fects were almost equally violent. A few notices only, will be given 
of the reports of this storm; and we here note the fact, that it is 
sometimes difficult to detwrinine between current and nautical time, 
in the dates of marine reports. 
a 22d, the gale was experienced off the Bahamas. 
— in lat. 27° 30’, lon. 72°, heavy at E. N. E. 
* eS S07, “ G89) dh. do. 
4 24, 6 33", _ 65°, tremendous gale at S. E. 
“ BO", ** 70°, heavy gale. [two hours. 
*¢ 24th and 25th, off Cape Hatteras, severe gale E. N.E. forty- 
“25th and 26th, lat. 37°, lon. 74°, severe gale N. E. [W. 
* * — off Cape May, forty hours, changing to N. and 
e is “ Jat. 38° 30’, lon. 71°, severe at N. E. 
‘¢ 26th, at Boston and the east coast of Massachusetts, i. E. 
eo Tat. 41°, lon. 62°, severe at. S. 
the lightning was uncommonly vivid; the wind had, in the space of one hour, in- 
creased from a moderate gale to a perfect hurricane. Half past 1 A. M. it began to 
veer to the westward; at 3 A. M. it was west, and rather increased in violence as it 
shifted. At day light ‘the sky had cleared, but the gale, if any thing, rather increas- 
ed in its fury; the sea was tremendous and ran in every direction. 7 A.M. the 
wind had got to the north-west, and at 9 o’clock it began to abate a ap in violence. 
At noon it became moderate enough to steer off our course.—All the 19th, moderate 
gales at north-west and clear weather. Lat. at noon of the 18th 38° os lon. 66° 30’; 
the Gulf Stream.—From this period, (excepting one or two gales from the eastward,) 
until we arrived at Liverpool, on the 12th of September, we had moderate winds 
from south south-west to north north-west, with a very smooth sea.—I have only to 
add, that from an experience of twenty or thirty years, during which time I have 
been constantly navigating the Atlantic, my mind is fully made up, that heavy 
winds or hurricanes run in the form of whirlwinds. Yours truly, 
Ropert WATERMAN. 
