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17. At Albany and Troy, says Mr. Redfield, the wind, late on Sunday 

 afternoon, according to my best information, was somewhat eastward 

 of north. 



The Albany Daily Journal says, Since 10 o'clock, P. M. of 14th, till 

 now, (evening of 15th,) the snow has been falling uninterruptedly. The 

 trees, streets, and houses, are all arrayed in the white livery of winter, 

 and the Evening Journal says the snow has fallen three feet deep. 



22. Benjamin Topliffhas furnished me with the log of schooner Ve- 

 locity, in lat. 36 44, Ion. 69 3, which had the wind, on the morning of 

 the 15th, from the S. S. W. and S. S. E. wind not given in the 

 afternoon. 



It would be highly desirable to know how the ship Morrison had the 

 wind on the morning of the 15th, up to noon. Mr. Redfield says she 

 was in lat. 39 35, Ion. 71 38, at sunset a violent gale, wind VV. N. W. 



23. Also, Mr. Joseph Congdon, of New Bedford, has sent me an 

 " extract from the log-book of brig J. Munroe, which arrived at that 

 place on the 30th December, which was S. of Long Island, in about lat. 

 39 or 40, for many days before and after the 15th. The longitude is not 

 given; but it was probably between 73 and 74. Indeed, it is almost 

 certain that she was a short distance W. of Culloden Point, as the wind 

 changed round from E. S. E. to W. N. W. one hour with her before it 

 changed at Culloden. "On the morning of the 14th she had strong 

 gales N. W. by W. At 1, P. M., calm ; at 6, P. M., wind S. E., thick, 

 rainy weather; at 3, A. M., of 15th, E. S. E., strong gales and rainy; 

 at 9, do., heavy gales ; wore ship to S. W., and hove to at 11, wind 

 W. N. W. At 12, lat. 40 18. The brig did not make sail till 21st, in 

 lat 37 50, long. 73 41, and the storm continued till the 17th, A. M.. 

 N.W. ' 



24. I have received Capt. Green's account of the wind at Culloden 

 Point, on the west side of Long Island, some miles south west of Mon- 

 tauk Point, at the eastern extremity of the land, " On the 15th, from 

 7 to 12, A. M., wind N. E. Snow from 8, P. M., of preceding evening. 

 At 12, M., wind suddenly veered N. W., and continued near that point 

 till Tuesday noon." 



25. The New Haven Daily Herald of 16th says : About 7, P. M., of 

 14th, snow commenced and continued till next evening. About 12, of 

 15th, Boreas is beginning to pipe from the N. W. a tune of icy coldness. 

 The snow fell very much and level, about 20 inches deep; not much 

 wind at the beginning." 



[By Benjamin Pendleton.] 



26. At Stonington, during the most of the day and the greatest vio- 

 lence of the storm, the wind varied from E. N. E. to N. N. E., strong 

 and heavy. 



At Block Island it was E. N. E., moderate, and 20 miles to the south 

 of Block Island was east southerly, moderate gales and strong breezes. 



[By James Mitchell.] 



27. Nantucket. Saturday afternoon, the 14th, it was nearly calm? 

 light air northerly, clouds increasing, thickening especially in the 

 west. During the night the wind came from the eastward, and, in the 

 morning at 7, was about N. E., blowing a heavy gale, but no part of the 



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