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in lat. 39, Ion. 74 15', heavy gale from E. N. E. on the 

 afternoon of the 17th of August. 



" Near Egg Harbor, coast of New Jersey, the gale was 

 heavy at N. E. on the same afternoon. 



" Off the same coast, in lat. 39, Ion. 73, the gale at 

 E. N. E. 



" In the same lat, Ion. 70 30', ' tremendous gale,' com- 

 mencing at S. S. E. and veering to N. 



' At New York, and on Long Island Sound, the gale 

 was at N. N. E. and N. E. on the afternoon and evening of 

 the 17th. 



" Off Nantucket Shoals, at 8, P. M., the gale commenced 

 severe at N. E. by E. 



In the Gulf Stream, off Nantucket, in lat. 38 15', Ion, 

 67 30', on the night of the 17th, 'tremendous hurricane,' 

 commencing at S., and veering with increasing severity to 

 S. W., W., and N. W. 



" At Elizabeth Island, Chatham, and Cape Cod, Mass., 

 the gale was severe at N. E. on the night between the 17th 

 and 18th of August. 



" On the 18th, heavy gale from N. E. at Salem and New- 

 buryport, Mass. 



" Early on the 18th, in lat. 39 51', Ion. 69, severe gale 

 from S. E., suddenly shifting to N. 



"In lat. 41 20', Ion. 66 25', 'tremendous hurricane' 

 from N. N. E. on the 18th of August. 



" On the night of the 18th, off Sable Island, and near 

 Porpoise Bank, in lat. 43, Ion. 59 30', 'tremendous gale' 

 from S. and S. W. to W. and N. W. 



" In lat 43, Ion. 58, severe gale from the S., the manner 

 of change not reported. This remarkable storm seems to 

 have passed over the whole route comprised in the foregoing 

 sketch in about six days, or at an average rate of about 17 

 geographical miles per hour. 



" The duration of the most violent portion of the storm, 



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