EXAMINATION OF REID'S STORMS. 



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N. W. 

 Distance by 



log, 

 225 miles. 



S. S. W. 



breeze 

 8J to 10 



knots. 



Aug. 

 cloudy. 



6th. 

 All 



Begins with fresh breezes, and 

 sail set. At 4, P. M., passed a 



ibarque standing eastward. Through the night 

 strong breezes and squally, with rain and heavy 



sea. Latter part the same. Took in the royal 

 studding sails. [The ship wns now running into 

 the path of the gale which had just passed ] At 

 11, A. M., [6th] heavy squalls, with rain in tor- 

 rents. Took in all studding sails, royals, and top- 

 gallant sails, and double reefed the topsails. No 

 observation : sun obscured. 

 Lat. by account 19 54' N. 

 Long. " 11 3 38' W. 

 N. i W. S. to.S. S. E. August 7th. From noon to 8, P. M., strong 

 N. S. by W. breezes and squally. Shook out reefs and set all 



to S. E. light sails. 



N. Middle part, fine breezes and pleasant- weather. 



N. by E. to At daylight made the Ass's Ears, bearing E. by 



N. W. and to N., distant 5 miles. At 7, passed the Great La- 



N. E. drone. After part, wind S. E , and pleasant. 



Chart shoicing the course rf the wind in Raleigh's typhoon^ on the 5th vf rfiig., civil time. 



3. Canton, N. and N. W. all day. 



evant on te t, . . ., resh breezes. 4. Raleigh, E. S. E. all day. violent yp 

 Strong black line, supposed direction in which centre of storm moved towards W. N. W. 



1. Levant on the 4th, S. W., fine breezes. 3. Canton, N. and N. W. all day. 



2. Levant on the 5th, S. S. W., fresh breezes. 4. Raleigh, E. S. E. all day. violent typhoon 



