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At most of the Islands, during the late hurricane, the winds in the 
earlier part of the storm were from a Northern quarter, and in its later 
periods from a Southern quarter of the horizon; from which it re- 
‘sults that the gyratory action was from right to left, as in the storms 
which pass to the northward of the great islands and along our At- 
lantic coast. The distance passed over by the storm in its passage 
from Barbadoes to N. Orleans, is equal to twenty-three hundred 
statute miles. The time of passage being six days, gives an aver- 
age rate of about sixteen miles an hour, which accords with the rate 
of progress which I had previously ascribed to the storms of that 
region. 
This hurricane appeared in a more Southern latitude than those 
which are described in my article before mentioned, but pursued the 
same general direction as that which occurred at the same season in 
1830, passing over or to the Southward of the great Islands, and 
across the gulph of Mexico, with a course curving Northwardly as it 
approached the American coast.—Hence it follows that its atmos- 
phere must have subsequently passed over a considerable portion, if 
hot the whole of the Atlantic States, according to the prevailing ten- 
dency of the general atmospheric. current in this part of the globe. 
In its Progress from Barbadoes to New Orleans the storm was con- 
stantly enlarging in its dimensions and sphere of action, which is 
own by its increasing duration as it proceeded Westward, as well 
as by other evidence. 
Itis Perhaps worthy of notice that the peculiar aspect of our at- 
Mosphere, together with the unusual color and appearance of the 
sun, which excited so much attention a few weeks ago, was exhibit- 
eda few days after the occurrence of the hurricane at Barbadoes, 
and at Mobile and New Orleans was the immediate precursor of 
the storm, W. C. Reprie.p. 
New York, September 27th, 1831. 
‘- B. To the list of localities in which the second hurricane of 
August, 1830, exhibited its violence, as published in the Journal of 
Science, that of Martinico may be prefixed ; at which island the South- 
_ margin of that storm shewed itself on the night of 19—20th of 
tmonth._V,_Y, Journal of Commerce. 
% Agriculture and Horticulture in the West.—There are numer- 
: sain dications, of thrift in the Western States, and we observe with 
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