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and cloudy, with a swell from the eastward ; barom. 29.20. 

 On 17th, fresh gales, increasing till noon, when it blew a 

 hurricane ; barom. 29, wind N. E. At midnight, blowing 

 a tremendous hurricane, with rain and heavy mountainous 

 sea ; barom. 28.50. On 18th, A. M., blowing a most tre- 

 mendous hurricane, wind veering from N. E. toS. W. within 

 the last twelve hours. At midnight of 18th, found we had 

 run out of the hurricane, but it still blew a heavy gale. On 

 A. M., of 19th, wind W. with strong gales and high sea. 

 On 19th, wind W. all day, and also on the 20th. On 21st, 

 S. W. all day, with strong breezes and squally; lat. 32 7', 

 Ion. 7 30', (76 30'). On 22d, wind S. W., light breezes 

 and fine weather ; at 4, A. M., strong breezes and squally 

 weather ; made a signal of distress to the Citizen, and aban- 

 doned the Ida in lat. 33 14', Ion. 75 19'. 



Extract from the Log of the Ship Westbrook, J. Freeman, 

 Commander , from Jamaica to London. At 1, P. M., on 

 15th, light baffling winds; at 7, P. M., increasing wind and 

 looking squally; midnight, wind E. S. E., steady and clear; 

 noon, lat. 32 20', Ion. 76 43'; wind variable. At 1, P. M., 

 of 16th, wind N. E. ; fresh ; clear; at 8, P. M., very heavy 

 appearance in the S., with a good deal of lightning; at 7, 

 A. M., of the 17th, strong gales and a very heavy sea ; noon, 

 strong gales and very heavy squalls, with rain ; lat. 32 47', 

 Ion. 76 14'. At 1, P. M., wind E. by N., strong gales and 

 hard squalls ; midnight, do. ; noon, of 18th, blowing strong 

 and no appearance of change ; wind E. from 5, A. M. At 

 ], P. M., wind S. E.; strong gales and a heavy sea. At 

 midnight, came on to blow a complete hurricane ; noon, no 

 appearance of change. Wind at S. E., until 11, A. M., of 

 20th, when it veered to N. N. W. Throughout this twenty- 

 four hours, a terrific hurricane and heavy rain. At 4, A. M., 

 of the 21st, more moderate, and at noon, lat. 34 58', Ion. 

 73 32'; windW. N. W. 



Extract from Captain Herbert's Journal of the French 

 Brig Yolof, from Havana to Havre. Winds variable and 



