2 Cape Verde and Hatteras Hurricane. 
their routes shown on our storm-charts, must have originated at 
or near the places where our first observations were obtained. It . 
is obvious, however, that such inferences are quite erroneous. 
It is not deemed necessary in this stage of the inquiry, to give 
such extensive elucidations of the rotation and geographical rela- 
tions of the storm-wind as I have shown in the case of the Cuba 
hurricane of Oct. 1844.* I shall therefore only adduce in concise 
form such marine reports and observed phenomena as will serve 
to show the continued cyclonic violence, progress, and extension 
of the gale. 
In submitting the reports by which its general route is estab- 
lished we shall follow the path of the gale westwardly, from off 
the Cape Verde Islands, crossing the Atlantic to the vicinity of 
Cape Hatteras, on the American coast, and from thence, on its 
recurvated course through the higher latitudes of the Atlantic, in 
the direction of the Spitzbergen sea, and touching, in its vast ex- 
tension, the western shores of the British Islands. 
1. The barque William Money, from Bombay, experienced heavy 
pohongtin with shifting winds, Aug. 30th and 31st, in lat. 15° Nz, lon. 
29° W., with apparently worse weather in the vicinity. 
2. Independence, from Talcahuano, Sept. Ist, in lat. 15° 40’, Ion 
48° 20’, a violent hurricane, beginning at N. E. and ending at E.8. 
lost all three topmasts. 
3. Sea, dismasted in the gale, Sept. 2d, lat. 16° N., lon. 50° 30’ w. 
4. Warwich, Sept. 3d, severe hurricane, lat. 16°, lon. 51° W. ; ves- 
se] damaged. 
5. Hermann, Sept. 3d, lat. 20°, lon. 56° W., severe gale 12 hours: 
‘ barometer falling as low as 2 30 i in. Four other vessels dismasted in 
. Sylphide, Sept. 3d, lat. 22° 29’, lon. 63°, hurricane ; lost top- 
mast, deck load, &c. Two other Ais dismasted Sept. 3d arrived at 
—s 
Arve, night of — 3d, in ‘lat. 22° 30’, lon. 63° 50’, hurricane ;> 
disabled ae abandone 
8. Ocean Bird, Sept 4th, [civil time] at 4p. m. gale increasing from 
east, with ss swell, steering south, under double reefed topsails, in 
lat. 27°, lon. ude Atl 10 P m. full hurricane from E.N. E.; scudded un- 
N. E. to S. W., lat. 29° 30’, lon. 69° 50’; was hove on beam ends and 
dismasted. 
* This Journal, vol. ii; i “iat Series, 
+ From Capt. Atkinson ometer had fallen to 29-10 in the earl: of. 
dhl cea nen eure eee tar — its greatest violence. ae 
