526 APPENDIX. 



January 9. At Llanelly wind strong S. W. on 7th. 



At Bridlington, York, .January 7. Last night the wind got to S. E. 

 blowing a gale, and fell moderate at midnight, but about 3 this morning 

 the awful scene commenced, the wind at v. 



At Seaham, on 6th, wind N. N. W., with snow. 



At Sunderland, near New Castle, east coast, January 7. This day we 

 had a heavy gale, with the wind from S. S. E. to S. W. and VV. 



At Dundalk, between Dublin and Belfast, on 6th, wind S. W. Rain. 



At Inverness, on 5th, a heavy fall of snow. 



At Youghal, E. of Cork, January 5. The weather from the 30th 

 ult. to the 4th inst. may be classed as much alike each day, damp, 

 cloudy, and foggy, with light rain at times, wind VV. S. W. 



At Londonderry, January 5, wind W. with strong gales, and a heavy 

 fall of snow. 



At Kingstown, the morning of 6th was fine, wind at S. or S. S. E. 



At Bridlington, on night ofSth, wind hard N. W. 



At Workington, Sohvay Firth, Januaiy 7. It blew la?t night from 

 the S., and at this morning it veered to the W., blowing a complete 

 hurricane. 



MY DEAR SIR, The following are such particulars as I can now 

 give (unfortunately riot having taken notes at the time,) of the hurricane 

 of January, 1839. 



The barometer on Saturday evening the 5th January, stood at about 

 31 inches, with moderate weather. On Sunday morning the 6th Januaiy, 

 at about 8, A. M., a steady breeze, but moderate, barometer having fallen 

 to about '<J9 inches since the preceding night. During the morning, a 

 little rain began to fall, the wind gradually rose until afternoon; from 3 

 to 5, P. M., much rain ; the wind blowing very hard from VV. S. W., 

 which continued until 7 to 8 o'clock ; wind then changed, 1 think, to S. E. 

 9. P. M., more wind from about S.; 10h., a complete gale from W., 

 which kept increasing until past 11, when, 1 believe, it blew from 

 S. VV. or VV. S. W. ; from this time, until 3 o'clock of Monday morn- 

 ing, it was at its height, when the wind remained about W. ; from this 

 time, the wind gradually subsided. 



The atmosphere, during the gale, became charged with a green saline 

 vapor, which was carried a considerable distance inland, having rendered 

 the water kept for private use, so salt as to be unfit for culinary purposes. 

 Such was the violence of the storm, that in exposed situations, persons 

 could not, during the gusts, walk against it, and- if going before it, had 

 great difficulty in keeping their feet. I was, myself, twice blown in this 

 way a considerable distance; looking to windward was also impossible, 

 except when the wind lulled. At these intervals, the following squall 

 might be distinctly seen, as a white mist rolling along the water. 



It appears the greatest force of this storm was felt between the coun- 

 ties of Kerry and Galway, on the west of Ireland. If I can give any 

 further information, I shall be most happy. 



Believe rne, dear Sir, yours, most truly, 



WILLIAM MONDAY. 



Kilrusb, near the mouth of the Shannon, Ireland. 



[Leed's Intelligencer of 12th January, 1839.] 

 Sunday the 6th, there was a slight fall of snow in the morning ; and 



