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Alcmene, some fifteen or twenty miles to the S. S. W. of 

 the island, had the wind S. W. to S. S. W., about the same 

 time for several hours. The intelligent reader will perceive 

 how the wind from the N. E. striking on the eastern side 

 of this island whose mountains are of considerable height, 

 would glance upwards, and thus form a cloud over the 

 island, and thus cause the centre of the storm to locate it- 

 self for a time over that island. 



Antigua Hurricane of 2d August, 1837, at Antigua. 



150. On the 2d of August, between 2 and 3, A. M., we 

 had a smart gale from north, which crept gradually round 

 by the north west, west, and south west, until it died away 

 in the south east. 



One barometer at Antigua, in the gale of the 2d, only 

 sunk .43, another sunk .63. 



At Nevis, on the morning of August 2d, between 3 and 4, 

 the wind being north, a shower of rain fell. At half past 

 6, A. M., the wind began to rise until 8, it then shifted to 

 the N. N. W., and gradually increased in gusts until 10, 

 during which time much rain fell. The wind then veered 

 to the westward, and next to due south, then back to south 

 west, and last backed to south again, from whence it blew 

 steadily and with violence until 2, P. M., when it abated. 



At St. Kitts, early on Wednesday morning, the 2d of 

 August, the wind blew strong from the north, and indicated 

 the forthcoming storm. At about 8, A. M., it veered to 

 N. W., and shortly afterwards to west, during which time, 

 it blew a perfect gale, throwing a tremendous sea into the 

 harbor, and threatening the destruction of every vessel. 



At St. Bartholomew, the storm commenced at north east, 

 and continued to increase in violence until 2, P. M. 



At St. Martin, a gale commenced about 9, A. M., and 



