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Macao Roads. At noon, east end of Grand Ladrone, 

 E. \ S. Aug. 2d, at noon. S. E. ; end of Formosa, N. 85, E. 

 340 miles; fine weather all day. Aug. 3d, at noon, S. ; end 

 of Formosa N. 82|, E. 252 miles. Fine weather all day. 

 Aug. 4th, lOh. 20m. A. M. close reefed topsails and courses ; 

 12h. 30m. P. M., barometer fell from noon i 1 ^; took in 

 mainsail and foresail; at Ih. 30m. got all snug; vessel 

 going through the water between three and four knots ; 

 barometer 29.40, falling; at 7h. 30m. wind veered to 

 N. N. E. and typhoon commenced ; at 8, P. M. barometer 

 29.36, fajling; 8h. 30m. typhoon increasing; 10, P. M., 

 close reefed fore trysail and set it; typhoon veering to 

 E. N. E. with a heavy sea ; at midnight typhoon increas- 

 ing ; barom. 29.04, falling. 



"Aug. 5th. 3, A. M., typhoon veering round to E. S. E., 

 still increasing in violence ; 6h. 30m. barom. 28.25 ; 8, A. M. 

 typhoon increasing; 9h. 30m. A. M., if possible blowing 

 heavier, ship went over ; in this awful situation the ship 

 lay for about 20 minutes; 9h. 50m. lower masts went by 

 the board, and ship righted with 7 feet water in her hold ; 

 barometer did not fall lower ; at noon typhoon moderated a 

 little ; at 6, P. M. typhoon more moderate, with a heavy 

 sea ; midnight, strong gusts of wind, with heavy sea from 

 S." - Abridged from Canton Register of March 14, 1737. 



At Macao, where the typhoon was experienced on the 

 5th and 6th, many houses were damaged ; also many lives 

 were lost in the inner harbor, and some vessels were driven 

 on shore. The direction and changes of the wind at Macao 

 are not stated ; but we are favored with the following val- 

 uable table of the state of the barometer during the period 

 of the storm. 



