124 PHILOSOPHY OF STORMS. 



was almost the same as the temperature of the air itself, 

 or 33. 



Greendale, Penn., (west of the centre of the state). (From our regular cor- 

 respondent, H. B. WRIGHT, Esq.) 



March 16th, calm, clouds from N., small rain P. M., 

 cloudy all day. 17th, calm till 11, A. M. ; snow all day 

 and all night till 9, A. M., of the 18th, clearing at 6, P. M., 

 with fog in the night. 



Wind N. E. on the 17th, calm again on the 18th, warm 

 on- the 20th, with high waters. Whole quantity of water 

 deposited, 68.100. 



35. Snow Hill, Md., (Eastern Shore, southern part,) 38 10' N., 75 25' W. 



On the morning of the 16th, appearances of rain ; at 4, 

 P. M., raining, wind nearly calm, N. E. On the 17th, at 8, 

 A. M., rain, wind E. N. E. 4; it rained all day, wind N. E. 

 5, and continued to blow hard all night, frequently raining 

 hard. Towards day on the 18th, it became moderate, and 

 at 11, A. M., wind was N. 4, still cloudy and dark; at 5|, 

 wind N. 4, rain, mixed with snow. On the 19th, in the 

 morning, the wind was west, and moderate; at 4, P. M., it 

 was northerly and clear. 



36. Log-book of ship Algonquin, near Delaware Capes. 



March 16th, noon, civil reckoning, light airs from W. 

 S. W., and clear ; at 1, P. M., calm; at 6, P. M., light airs 

 from E. ; sounded in fifty fathoms water ; midnight, strong 

 breezes from E. by N., and hazy ; at 4, A. M., strong breezes 

 and rain, 35 fathoms water; at 5, took in top gallant sail, 

 double reefed the mizzen top sail ; at 7, double reefed the 

 fore and mizzen top sail, took in the jib ; at 8, strong gales, 

 and thick, rainy weather, 18 fathoms water; wore ship's 

 head to S. E. [to avoid coming on shore] ; at 11, A. M., 

 gale E. N. E. increasing, moderately strong, and a high 

 sea, raining very heavy ; sounded 22 fathoms water ; con- 



