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and lightning ever known before. In the afternoon, the 

 gale increased. In the night, every house to the northward 

 and southward was blown down or washed away into the 

 sea, a few only escaping. The houses on the east and west 

 were not so much hurt, till the P. M. of the llth, when the 

 wind, on a sudden, shifted to the eastward ; and at night it 

 blew with redoubled fury, and swept away every house. 



At Barbadoes It began to blow on the 9th, but on the 

 evening of the 10th the wind rose to such a degree of vio- 

 lence as clearly to amount to what is called a hurricane. 

 At 8, P. M., it began to make impression on all the houses 

 by tearing off the roofs, and overthrowing some of the walls. 

 It was thought to be at its greatest height about midnight, 

 and did not abate considerably until 8 next morning. 



Log of the ship Albemarle, lying in Carlisle Bay, on the 

 west side of Barbadoes. On the afternoon of the 9th, wind 

 E., moderate and hazy. Morning of 10th, E. N. E., blow- 

 ing very hard. At 1, P. M., N. E. by N., strong gales with 

 hard rain at times. The gale increasing, the officers de- 

 cided to go to sea, which was done at 2, P. M., wind N. N. E. 

 At 30 minutes past midnight, still blowing a hurricane, with 

 rain, and wind shifting to westward. At 5, in the morning 

 of llth, the wind shifted round to the southward, still 

 blowing very hard, with constant rain. At noon, still blow- 

 ing a hurricane, with hard rain. P. M., still blowing a hur- 

 ricane, with wind S. E. by S., with constant heavy rain. 

 At 4, saw the north west end of Barbadoes, bearing N. E. 

 by N., distance four or five miles. At 4.30, wind shifted 

 round to S. E., and heavy gales of wind with constant rain. 

 At 5, A. M., of 12th, more moderate, but fresh gales con- 

 tinued S. E., in P. M. 



Log of the Vengeance. Moored in Careenage, on west 

 side of St. Lucia. Dark cloudy weather on the afternoon 

 of the 9th. The Blanche and Alcmene sailed at 6, A. M., 

 of 10th. On the afternoon of 10th, strong squalls; at 7.30, 



