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till 12, when it moderated and blew from the westward 

 during P. M. 



Barque H. Astor was, on the 19th, in lat. 30, long. 68 

 24' ; had experienced, the day before, a tremendous hurri- 

 cane from the N. N. E., from New Orleans to New York. 



Same paper of 27th. Brig Mary experienced a tremen- 

 dous gale of wind on the 14th, in lat. 27 59', long. 76 50', 

 from the E. N. E., which shifted to E. S. E., and it lasted 

 three days. The John Shand was abandoned, having taken 

 the gale on the 15th, in lat. 31, long. 77 20'. 



Same paper of 2Sth. At Washington, N. C., a violent 

 gale of wind from S. S. E., and rain on Monday night, 

 16th. 3, 



Same paper of Aug. 3lst. Schooner Mary Ann, on 17th, 

 lat. 38 48'; severe gale from S. E. to S. S. E. 



On 18th, in lat. 43, long. 58, heavy gale from the south- 

 ward. Off the Highlands, blowing very heavy from the 

 northward. 



National Intelligencer , Aug. 26th. At Wilmington, N. C., 

 about 8 ; P. M., of 15th, the storm set in with hard blowing 

 from the E., and increased gradually till 9, when the wind 

 began to rage with as much fury as we can remember in 

 any former storm, and continued so for hours, changing to 

 the W., between 11 and 12. On the same night, the wind 

 at Charleston, began to blow freshly from the S. E., and 

 E. S. E., about 12, continuing with rapidly increasing vio- 

 lence the succeeding day, and still blowing with diminished 

 violence on the 17th. 



American Sentinel of Aug. 2kth. Aug. 18, lat. 37' 20, 

 long. 75, at 10, A. M., hove to in a heavy gale, S. E., At 

 half past 12, wind hauled suddenly in to the N. and N. W., 

 and blew a hurricane. 



Same paper, Aug. 25th. Long. 72 42', lat. from 38' 21 

 to 40 30', at noon, appearance of a storm ; at 3 to 4, vio- 

 lent hurricane; in P. M., changed suddenly to N.. increas- 



