LIVERPOOL STORM. 



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it gradually veered from S. S. E. to S. and S. W., continuing very 

 strong. Barometer rapidly falling to 28.98. Rain at times. 



January 7. Barometer 28.98 to 29.14. Tremendous hurricane from 

 W. S. W., most violent here from 3, A. M. till 6, A. M., fine with 

 flying sends and cumuli, violence gradually abating from 6, A. M. till 

 noon ; but still strong, then cumuli and sun. Temperature, 33 to 44. 

 At 8, P. M. a gale at VV. with snow ; the wind now squally; and on 

 the whole as strong as at noon, but far less violent than in the morning. 

 Buildings and trees are thrown down in many places. 



January 8. Gale at N. W., and snow storm, 7, A. M. Strong gales 

 all day; chiefly clear and frosty. Temperature 29 to 34. Much 

 lightning, evening, in the east horizon. Wind now W., only brisk. 

 Barometer, 29.42 to 29.61. 



Journal of James Fidgen, of New Romney, S. E. corner of England. 



Remarks, &fc. 



Sunday, January 6th, A. M. Light winds, with rain. 8, Same 

 weather. Noon, Strong Breezes, and squally, W. P. M. 3, Strong 

 breezes, and squally. 8, Same to midnight. Strong gales, with heavy 

 squalls of wind and rain. 



Monday, January 7th. A. M. Strong gales, and squally, wirh rain. 

 8, Strong breezes, and cloudy. Noon, Same weather. P. M. Strong 

 breezes, and cloudy, W. 3, Strong breezes, with heavy squalls of wind 

 and rain. 8, Strong breezes, and fine. Midnight, same weather. 



[Extract from the log of ship Everthorpe, from St. Petersburg towards Liver- 

 pool, off the Skerries of Clestron. Civil reckoning.] 



January 6, 1839. This day begins with strong winds, W. by N. 

 Middle part, light winds, variable, with rain. Latter parr, fresh breeze, 

 N. VV. This Jog ends with midnight, at 8, A. M. of 7th. Calm, at 

 midnight dreadful gale, N. E., arid at 3.30, A. M., perfect hurricane, 

 N. W. 



[Shipping and Merc. Gazette, of January 8, 1839.] 



At Sonthwald, 104 N. E. of London. The sloop Young Susannah 

 came on shore at 8, P. M. of the 6th, in a gale from S. to E. 



At Liverpool the wind, which had been S. E., suddenly veered about 

 11 o'clock to S. W., and afterwards to W., blowing a complete hur- 

 ricane. 



At Longhope, Orkney, on the 30th December, it blew a perfect storm 

 the whole day, N. W., and from 1 h. 30 to 2 h. 30, a complete hurricane. 

 At the same time, at Momrose, there was a hurricane from the S. 



