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during the P. M., there were occasional showers of rain, the wind being 

 gentle, and tolerably steady from S. S. E. Up to 8, P. M., there was 

 no striking depression of the barometer, which stood, during the day, at 

 about changeable, but the mercury descended more than | an inch be- 

 tween 9 and 12. Soon after 12, the wind began to veer about from the 

 S. fcl. to S. W., blowing in gusts, which rapidly increased in violence, 

 till about 2, when it blew a violent gale blowing down chimneys, &c. 

 Salt was found abundantly, encrusted on the trees, both at Leeds and 

 Manchester. 



Whttty, Eastern const of England, by Henry Belcher. Sunday 6th, 

 barometer, 29.70, A. M., thermometer, 25, clear bright frost, I*. M., a 

 thaw, barometer falling to 29.30. All night rapid thaw, and high wind 

 S. by ., and the barometer falling rapidly, (observations made at past 

 10, P.M.) During the night, the wind became more southerly, and 

 more violent, and towards morning, blew the most dreadful gale from the 

 S. by W., experienced at Whitby for many years, (old people say fifty.) 

 The barometer fell to 28.40, at A. M., on the 7th, at which time, the 

 storm was at its height. The barometer then began to rise, and by 10 

 o'clock, stood at 28.60, the wind during the day, continued gradually 

 veering to the north west, with a return of frost. On the morning of 

 the 8th, the barometer had risen to 29.40, the wind being W. N. W., and 

 blowing fresh. 



Berwick, East coast of England, by James Forster. The wind was 

 W. N. W. in the morning of 6th, strong; at 10, it changed to \V. S. W., 

 fresh. At 3, P. M., there was a calm. At 5, P. M., it was S. S. E., 

 fresh, and continued increasing in that direction, till 10, when it changed 

 to S. S. VV., and continued S. S. W., not very violent, till 7, A. M., of 

 7th, when it got round to W. N. W., a violent gale, and continued W. 

 N. W., and VV. all day, very violent. 



[Remarks, on board Ship Scotland, 1839.] 



Saturday, 5th January, Sea Account, P. M. Moderating, made sail as 

 ocoa-ion required through the night, wind and rain squalls from west 

 northerly. At 8, A. M., wind veers to VV. S. W, and S. W., tacked to 

 N. VV. At lib. 30, A. M., blowing a gale from VV. S. VV., with rain, 

 reduced down to close reef fore and main topsails. Lat. 49 18', long. 

 29 50', VV. 



Sunday, 6th January, Sea Account, P. M. Heavy sea, ship laboring 

 very hard, wind west, and continues through the night. At 8, A. M., 

 wind changes to about N. VV. by N., and blows a complete hurricane ; 

 wore ship to VV. S. VV., water making a clean breach over the ship. 

 Such a scene cannot be described, and ends the same lat. 49 48', long. 

 30 00'. 



Monday, 7th January, Sea Account, P. M. The first four hours, a 

 continuance of the same, then moderates, and through the night, mod- 

 erate and squally, making sail as required, ends squally and baffling, 

 from N. VV. Lat. 47 48', long. 30 11'. 



WILLIAM ROBINS ox. 



Liverpool, July IGth, 1840. 



