174 Phenomena of the Cuba Hurricane. 
Oct. Ist, gale continues ; 1 p. m. took in foresail; 5 a. m. close reefed topsails and set fore- 
sail: lat. obs. 26° 6’, lon. 79° 35’, in Florida channel: p. m. heavy gale and squally with 
some rain.—Oct. 2d, a. m. moderate ; lat. 27° 2’, lon. 79° 45’; p.m. heavy squalls of rain 
and rough sea; 4 Pp. m. furled mainsail.—Oct. 3d, Le abated, a ood weather through 
the 4th.—Oct. 5th, 6 a.m. N. E., fresh; 10 a.m. E. N. E., ations cloudy : lat. D. R. 
30° 49’, lon. 79° 16’: 2p. mM. E. N. E., Rauby, wok 3 in top gallant sails; 6 vp. m. N. E. by 
E., single reefed; 8 p. roe in ‘oulniail, jib and spanker; 10 rv. m. N. E., gale increas- 
ing, close reefed.—Oct. 6th, 2 a. m. E. by N.,’sev ero nls, hove a 4a. mM. up E.N. E, 
off E. 8S, E.: [showing the wind at about N. N.E at 6 a. M. was i 220 miles from 
axis line of the gale]: 10 a. m. up N. E. b yi Ss of E. N. E., [wind N. by W.?] heavy 
gale; noon, lat. obs. 31° 13, lon. 78° 51’; 2 p.m. N. N. W., more seated set foresail ; 
4 Pp. Mm. out one reef from topsails and cava: at 10 4. m. gale had ceased, and light 
winds came from the eastward. 
The logs of the Demarara and California, with the other ac- 
counts, will enable us to trace the first gale more perfectly, in its ~ 
progress from Cuba. 
65. Brig Brothers, iy New York, Oct. 5th, winds N. W. to S. W., set top Ome 
noon, lat. 30° 48’, wind W. N. W., light, cloudy; 6 p.m. calm and much rain 
light breeze from N. Be midnight, a breeze from S. E. 
ct. 6th, begins as. E., and at M. had incre eng to a strong gale, close reefed 
the topsails and farted the oe iat deo topsail; at 10 a. m. hove to, blowing very 
heavy, in lat. 32°, lon, 70° 22/; at 11 a. m. blowing a reieans from S. E., cut away the 
bea 
creasing; all hands at the pumps, blowing a complete hurricane, which at 2 P. M. 
shifted to S, W., making a tremendous sea and vioantag the brig on her beam Bie cut 
away the Sintinianhe at 4 p. m. gale abating and a ge eg ns sea; at 8 p.m. wind had 
veered to W. N. W.—Oct. 7th, light winds from W.N. W. to N. Ww. and quae wens 
ae: 32° 19... [ k. 
97. Dr. Jonny AvausTiInE Smirn, who was at a apolle in Virginia about 60 miles W. N. 
We. from ie pene informs me s that on the 6th October the storm schibiied aa the 
144. H. us S. Pique, river St. Terence ‘Cuba gale :—Oct. 3d, a. Mm. winds 80 
easterly, strength 2 to 4, weather b ¢, ¢; 9a. M. bar. 30:24 in.; noon, 30°20; lat. 49° 30, 
flon. 66° 267 
») St. Ann’s River S. by W. 4, W. 22 baie: P.M. winds southensterly, — 
—Oct. 4th, begi . m. ba 
8 p. m. bar. 30°19. 4 ins calm; 4a.M. 8. E. 4,c¢; 8 
3018; 10 a. m. wind S. §. E., 4b; . 8. E.,.5; 17; 1 oar joo a1 
42', off the W. end of Anticosti] At 1p. m. wind S. E., 6; reefed topsails and spaak- 
4 P. M. two reefs in topsails ; 6 r. m. wind ,5,c; 8 p.m. 4,¢, Lg te set top gal- 
lant sails; 10 p.m. S. E. by E., 5, e—Oct. 5th, 1 a.m. S. E. by E., 5, c; 2 a. M.6,¢43 
in third reef of main topsail ; 4 A. on * c 4 $s | set reefed foresail, clove on = furled 
ore and mizen eee? lown top g j wr d E. 8. 
E.,7; 64. m.8; 8 a 8 Ey cvmter 29-44 ; werd eee aie 
bar. 2936; 11 a... Eby 8. 5; noon, 8. Eby 4, oan 29-1; Int 4° 3. 
sveiriil teed saaide’ etl: 2 P.M. rome ke enced y E., 3; 2 8 ber. 29.23% 
6 Pp. M.S. S. W. 4, eq, bar. 29-16; in second ef of tps and driver, 7» <P 
gallant sails ; 8 v. m. wind N. W. b N.,2, 0 , bar. 29°19; AL p,m. wind W. § Wee 
midnight N. W., 4, b m 
the Pi + sail with indiestions of an extensive eer ‘ell ae veabbatbin.” For the ere 
ation of this log see recital 144, as previously gi — 
