6 Cape Verde and Hatteras Hurricane. 
53. London, sg 9th, squally, with rain; 9 a. m. barometer 29:80 : 
noon, lat. 43° 13’, n. 44° 12’; at 2p. m. barometer 29°60; blowing 
harder; 3 P. mM. ue 29° Pa ali ealciaoae of a heav blow ; wind 
S. veering to S. W.; Pp. M. bar. 29°20; nearly calm, but looked — 
threatening : At pis lie mM. bar. 29 thicken, when the blast struck us 
from N, W., like a iit of cannon; went before it furiously ; 
burst the spencer and sprung main-yard ; ship settling away every few 
seconds as if going down. At 5p. m. bar. had risen to 7 29-2 20; at6 Pp. M. 
the fury of the hurricane was broken, but the gale blew from N. W. 
through the night ; moderating at noon of 10th in Jat. 42° 27/, lon - 46° ; 
so that at 2p. m. we had set fore and main topsails.* bieceianse 165 
miles to the right of center pat 
54. Connecticut, ate 9th, lat. 44° 30’, lon. 47°, —— tea sr 
at 10 4. M. b roached t ; lost spars and ‘sails, with four seamen ; 
noon, gale gradually seat; ship lying to on port tak, with bond 
55. Washington, Sept. 10th and 11th, lat. 46°, lon: 48°, heavy gale 
at S. S. W., veering round to the northward, Wilton, from Jamaica, 
was dismasted i in the gale Sept. 10th. 
56. Nathaniel Thomson, Sept. yer lat. 42° 26’, lon. 38°, severe hur- 
ricane from 8. S. W. to N. N. W. for 12 hours; ship on beam ends 
for three hours ; lost all — Juno, for Bremen, had shes hurricane 
Sept. 9th, lost three men : wa spoken 13th, lat. 41°, lon. 42°.—— Kezia, 
a Mirimiehi, vibatiitietad it on the 10th, trom 5. os with much 
dam 
37, Mercury, Sept. 12th [?], lat. 44°, lon. 41°, took the ‘hurricane 
from § 
i Hibernia, Sept. 10th, lat. 45°, lon. 42°, hurricane, foes N. E. 


to 
59. Ossippee, Sept. 10th, lat. 46° 30’, lon. 42° 30', very heavy gale 
from 8S. E. to N.; split suite, stove bel weerkeny &e. 
60. a ee eta Sept. ag lat. 46°, lon. 36°, hurricane, from 
S. E. and 8. to N. N. E.; lost spars and sails, other dam mage. 
61. Sardus, Sept. 9th F10th ?], lat. 43° 16’, lon. 32° 24’, in a hurri- 
cane, lost sails and bulwarks ; with other Acuigi 
&. Burlington, Sept. 10th, lat. 40° 45, lon. 29°, severe gale, 16 
"63. “John gpa Sept. 9th, lat. 35° 48’, lon. 29° 30’, severe hur- 
ricane, from S. W. to N.; lost spars, sails, &t. 
64. lympus, ‘Sept, 10th, lat. 36°, lon. 27°, hurricane, with loss of 
ge sails, and rigging. 
6 n Dunlap, Sept. 11th, lat. 46° 15’, lon. 32° 15’, hurricane ; 
lost aida: &c 
66. Eli Whitney, ng 11th, heavy gale, with damage. Sept. 12th, 
lat. 47° 19’, lon. 30° 38 w Barbar a Ann, disabled. 
67. Clara Wheeler, Pape ‘10th, lat. 49°, lon. 35°, was thro 
sa with loss. 11th a still continuing, saw a large shige in aaanitel 
ndition. 
* From Prof. C. U. Shepard, then passenger on the London. 
