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It was a cloud of these snowy spictla, thus formed, which enveloped 
the steamer Mayflower, and resulted in her running ashore. Passen- 
gers on board of her, though surrounded with falling snow, could ocea- 
sionally discern the sun and clear sky overhead. occurrence of 
water was comparatively warm, was extraordinary. ur coldest 
weather usually happens in. February, when the lake is extensively 
covered with ice. The northern birds seemed instinctively to foresee 
or anticipate the approach of a severe winter, for the white Arctic owl, 
pine grosbeak, red poll, and white snow birds appeared in the month 
of October; an occurrence never before observed. 
6. On the Cold of the month of Jauuary at Eutaw, Alabama, Lat. 
32° 46’ N. Long. 11° 3’ W. of Washington; and on the Aurora of 
September 29th, (from a letter from Mr. A. Wincuett, dated Jan. 30.) 
—The cold of the present winter has been remarkable, and so far as 
I can learn, unprecedented. My thermometers for four days beginning 
with the 19th Jan., stood as follows :— 
Day. Sunrise. 9 a.m. 3 P.M. 9 P.M. Mean. 
19, 5 6 9 6 6:50 
20, 2 8 21 19 12°50 
21, 15 22 34 31 25°50 
22, FO BO 28 21 21°75 
I am unable to find any record of observations made in this latitude 
or lower, indicating an equal degree of co n the morning of the 
were at this time all illuminated completely to the horizan and of a uni- 
form blood-red color. At 8 P. m., there appeared in the north a well 
mals tinged with evanescent hues of purple, green and red. The 
play lasted till near midnight.’ 
7. Indi il-storms.—Lieut. Col. Svxes, at the meeting of the 
latitude 20°, though just to the north of this hail-storms are very abuttd- 
acter, and these are given from European testimony. On the 
