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had abated, and the clouds were broken. The barometer 

 began to rise. The weather cleared from nine to ten, P. M., 

 the wind having abated; on the next day the wind was 

 westerly. 



103. Storm of the klh and 5th of April, 1835. Brown 

 University. Qri the 3d of April, 1835, there was a great 

 rain in the night, commencing between eight and nine. 



On the 4th, at sunrise, the wind was north east, but during 

 the morning it hauled to the north and north west ; towards 

 night swung back to the north east, and blew heavily during 

 the night. There was a mist, but no rain. 



On the 5th, at sunrise, the wind was heavy from the north 

 east ; there was rain occasionally during the day. From 

 seven to eight o'clock, P. M., the wind came round to the 

 south west. The clouds had broken away at nine, and the 

 sky was clear at ten. 



6th, light shower at nine, P. M., wind south west. 



Baltimore, Maryland. On the 3d, the wind was east, south 

 east and east. There was a light sprinkling of rain from 

 two to four, P. M. The sky was overcast in the evening. 



On the 4th, the wind was east in the morning, south east 

 in the afternoon, with a sprinkling of rain at fifty minutes 

 past ten, A. M., to twelve. The rain recommenced at nine, 

 P. M., with lightning, and continued with high wind through 

 the night, turning to sleety snow at twenty-five minutes 

 past nine, A. M., of the 5th, and terminating at fifty minutes 

 past ten, A. M., with the wind east. At twelve the wind 

 changed round to the west, with a heavy reflux of cumuli 

 from the east. At sunset the wind was south west, with 

 some rain ; starlight at ten, P. M. 



Philadelphia. On the 3d and 4th, the wind and lower 

 clouds were from the north east, the upper clouds from the 

 south west, and middle clouds from south west, with very 

 hard rain, commencing some time in the night of the 4th, 

 with thunder and hail ; continuing on the 5th very hard, 



