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at Philadelphia, a storm of rain commenced about 1, P. M,, 

 on the 3d, accompanied with high wind, which increased 

 almost into a tornado in the afternoon. The wind was 

 generally from N. to N. E. during its greatest fury, but va- 

 ried occasionally to almost every point of the compass. . . . 

 Much damage was done at the navy yard by the violence 

 of the gale during its rage from the N. E. and N. W. 



Poulson, Sept. 8. Mr. Guille ascended in his balloon at 

 4h. 45m., at Boston, and sailed towards the N. W. Sept. 

 10, on Monday night, 3d, a short but severe gale from the 

 S. E. did considerable damage to the trees and fruit in that 

 vicinity; and at Worcester, Mass., the gale commenced at 

 9, P. M., and increased till midnight; and at Middletown 

 lasted five hours. And the New York Evening Post of 

 Sept. 7, says that this gale at Middletown was from S. E., 

 commencing about 9, P. M., and at Boston at 10, P. M. 

 And the same paper says that the rains were very great at 

 Baltimore and Annapolis. 



National Gazette, Sept. 6. The gale of 3d September 

 was almost a hurricane at Bombay Hook for about an hour, 

 from N. E. to N. N. W. 



Sept. 1, at Cape May, from 1, P. M. till half past 4, the 

 wind blew a violent hurricane S. E. Hugh's large house 

 had the piazza, blown oif. 



Freeman's Journal, Sept. 11. At Annapolis, at 4, A. M., 

 wind W. N. W. arid rainy. At the mouth of the Patuxent, 

 at 11|, gale increasing and inclining northward. At Point 

 Look-Out, still inclining to N.E., and at 2, P. M., very vio- 

 lent N. E. At 6, P. M., the gale had abated. 



Same paper, Sept. 12. About five miles below Reedy 

 Island, at noon, the wind hauled to N. E. from the S. E., 

 and hauled round to N. N. W., blowing a heavy gale. 

 (Delaware Bay.) 



Same paper, Sept. 15. Brig Pariopea, seventy-five miles 

 S. by E. from Cape Hatteras. It came on to blow a gale 



