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pass would not stand at any point during the gale. Schr. Meri- 
no, from Port au Prince to Boston, was in lat. 37° 18’, lon. 749, 
on the 24th; experienced a heavy: gale, carried iene deck load 
and bowsprit. 
14. Off the Capes, Sept. 23. Schr. Traverse the Ocean, for Bal- 
timore, took the gale of the 23d, and was driven a long way 8.; 
split her sails, &c. 
15. Lat. 37°, lon. 76°, Sept. 23. Schr. Sally, exinitedebe a 
heavy gale at E. N. E. to W., which lasted seven hours. 
16. Off the Capes of Delaware, Sept. 23, mght. Brig Polly, 
nearly on soundings, experienced a severe gale from S. W., cut 
away foremast, lost sails, é&c. 
17. Off Barnegat. Schr. Alecander. A severe gale commenced 
from E. N. E., which continued till 7 A. M., when it calmed and 
directly afterwards came from W. N. W. with great violence; 
stove in bulwarks. Never experienced a more violent gale. 
Schr. Fair American, for Alexandria, on the 22d was in lat. 39° 
36, lon. 70° 40’. Next day experienced a tremendous hurricane. 
18. Lat. 39° 45’, lon. 72° 17’, Sept. 23. Brig Connecticut, ex- 
perienced a gale in which she lost her bowsprit, &c. Brig Amigo, 
for New York, was in lat. 39°, lon. 71° 30’ on the 24th. Had 
a violent gale for four hours on the 23d. 
19. Lat. 40°, Sept. 23. Brig Othello, for New York, in forty 
fathoms water; gale beginning from E. S. E. and veering round to 
W.S. W., blowing a storm from 4 A. M. to noon. Coming into 
New York the 26th. Brig Morgiana, Sandy Hook, W. N. W 
twenty leagues; upset about half past eight in a violent hurri- 
cane. 
20. Lat. 40°, lon. 72° 50’, Sept. 23. Brig Henrico, experienced 
the gale most violently. Ship Balloon, from Amsterdam to Phil- 
adelphia, was in lat. 40°, lon. 72° 3’, on the 24th. Experienced 
asevere hurricane from 8S. E. to S: W. on the 23d; lost main 
and fore topmasts. Another account.—Sept. 21, lat. 41°, lon. 649, 
Sept. 24, lat. 39°, lon. 72°: severe hurricane on the 23d, from 
8. E. to S. W. 
21. Lat. 40° 10’, jom: 70°, Sept. 22. Schr. Rising States, ex- 
perienced a heavy gale from E. N. E. to W. S. W.; heavy cross 
searunning. Brig Abaellino, fifteen leagues westward of south 
Shoals of Nantucket. Severe gale—carried away bulwarks. 
22. Lat. 41° 41’, lon. 60°, Sept. 22d. g7wo vessels spoke, but 
no mention of the gale. 
