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began at three. P. M., became heavy at four, and continued 

 so through the night. On the morning of the 28th, the wind 

 was north west, and scud and heavy cumuli were rolling 

 off to the south east. The wind was west in the afternoon. 



At Flushing, Long Island, New York, 1 after the rain of 

 April 25th and 26th, the wind continued north east, till half 

 past two o'clock, P. M., of the 27th, when it was south west. 

 At six it was south, and at seven P. M. it changed suddenly 

 to south east. The rain commenced at nine, P. M., and 

 continued till half past twelve, P. M., of the 28th. The wind 

 was very high. In the morning, it was north east, and at 

 noon north west, continuing so all day. 



At Middletown? Connecticut, after the rain of the 25th 

 and 26th, the wind was variable till some time on the night 

 of the 27th, when the rain commenced, and continued vio- 

 lent. The wind was easterly till eleven, A. M., when it 

 changed to south east, at noon to south, and at two P. M. 

 to west, the rain continuing with unabated violence all the 

 forenoon. From five, P. M., of the 26th till noon of the 27th, 

 the barometer fell more than an inch. The wind westerly 

 in the afternoon. 



At Brown University* Providence, Rhode Island. After 

 the rain of the 25th and 26th, the wind hauled round by 

 the north to the north west, and cleared on the evening of 

 the 26th. On the 27th, the wind came round to the east in 

 the afternoon, and the evening was cloudy. On the 28th, 

 from three to four, A. M., there was a heavy blow from the 

 east, with copious rain; at ten, A. M., the rain ceased, the 

 clouds beginning to be broken, and the wind violent, haul- 

 ing southerly. At one, P M., the wind was south west, very 

 heavy ; at four, P. M., the wind was westerly, its violence 



1 Our correspondent at Flushing is Mr. C. Gill. 



2 Our correspondent is Mr. A. W. Smith. 



3 Our correspondent is Professor Caswell. 



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