322 Relations of the Cuba Gales to the Northers. 
estuary of the St. Lawrence. At New York, and, generally, in 
the interior of the continent, the anterior winds of this gale were 
felt but moderately, though, at Toronto, the barometer fell to 
28°86; the violence of wind, at the surface, being chiefly in the 
posterior side of the storm, on the rising barometer, as is the case 
in most of our overland galas: and in many of those on the Atlan- 
tic. This common feature of the Lake storms greatly enhances 
the value of the barometer, in navigating these inland seas. ~ 
Relations of the Cuba Grales to the Northers of Honduras and 
ucatan 
‘Having previously shown that a portion of the great storms of 
the United States and the Atlantic ocean are identified with the 
Mexican Northers, several of which have been traced to the Atlan- 
tic,* it remains to notice a like identity of the Northers of Yucatan. 
and Honduras with the storms which sweep over the island of 
Cuba and the Atlantic ocean. 'The common name of Northers 
has been applied to the gales which visit the northern coasts of 
Central America, as well as to those of Mexico, as far eastward as 
the Musquito coast and gulf and near to lon. 80°, over which re- 
gion they are found frequently to occur, except in the summer 
months. The swell from these Northers is often mjurious | in 
ports of this coast which are sheltered from their immediate force. 
From the Musquito coast to Cape Honduras, (lon. 83° to 86°;) 
when the wind gets “to S. E. and then veers to S. and S. W., 4 
gale will surely succeed.” These gales are very violent, and oc 
cur more frequently from W.S8.W., west, and N. W., than from 
north.—Upon the Musquito shore, FasGuss, and the "eastern coast 
of Yucatan, the general winds are frequently interrupted in Feb- 
March by norths. In September, October, November, 
December, and January, the winds are from the northward oF 
southward of west, [northwesterly or southwesterly,] with fre- 
quent gales from W. 8. W., W., N. W., and north.—On the north-, 
* The events of the present year, (1846,) have served to bring to our notice the 
frequent occurrence of the Northers in the countries and on the coasts which bor- 
der the Mexican sea, and their subsequent progress to the Atlantic as revolving 
gales, not vinta during the winter season but in the months of May, June, and July: 
n ould be an error to suppose that American storms or gales are limited, 
in heir RA to any one portion of the year. The great gale of the Atlan- 
fe'conbt, ee 10th, since the foregoing was, in in type, was also a norther from 
where it New York, and other 
vieesels on “mee 6th dh 7th. ? ' 
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