180 Hurricane East of Bermuda. 
Cart. Maciean’s Hurricane, or Septemper 27th, 1853.—In 
passing over the several violent hurricanes of the past ‘Antumn, of 
which I have more copious notices, I select only the present 
case, becanse its recurvation was eastward of Bermuda. A good 
account of this storm is given in the London Shipping Gazette of 
November 8th, by Capt. Maclean, who had studied the cyclones, 
and was thus well prepared to meet their emergencies. 
ship, the Galbert Munro, left the Island of St. Lucia on 
the 8th of September, and lost the trade wind on the 13th, in lat. 
24° 33/N. Light winds followed, witha high barometer, till on 
the 26th the weather became dark and gloomy, and the wind 
veered to E.S. E. and S. E. At noon, in lat. 33° 10’, lon. 
59° 07’, ai aneroid barometer had fallen ~,ths, and the mercu- 
Sed barometer began to sink also. In the night following, the 
,at.S. E., increased to a fresh gale, with squalls : [Being 
bes the right limb of the gale, then near its point of recurvation.| 
At 4a. . of 27th the wind abated; but asthe morning aldctg 
it again freshened, from S.S. E., and the bar. had fallen +sth} 
at 10 a. m. hard gale, and bar. still falling ; made the necessary 
preparations, being certain, from the direction of the wind, that 
the center was to the S. W., if a rotary storm, and would soo 
overtake us, in its progress northeast ward, and that we should 
then have the gale from an opposite point. 
At noon of 27th heavy gale at S. S. E., and heavy sea; lat. 
35°? 19’, lon. 56° 36’; rain fell in torrents till 1:30 p.m, when i 
ceased ; barometer falling rapidly. Soon after there was a lull, 
and in ten minntes a full calm. Being now certain of an opp 
site wind, had but just time to prepare for it, when it burst oer. 
us with increased fury from N. W., veering afterwards to 
and N.N. E. At2p.m. it blew a perfect hurricane, with Ph 
gerous cross sea. At 2°30 p.m. the ship was blown oO” het 
beam-ends ; but with great exertions was off before the 
wind, and run admirably. It coutinned to ae with “er wh 
lence till near miduight ; when the wind hacked to N. N. , the 
barometer rising ; and at daylight el 28th had abated to 4 com 
mon gale. At 8 a. mM. more moder 
Capt. M. commends a Ricaniodna: of the law of storms to every 
sKiomnistes and nautical man. 
he brig Samuel and Edward, reports having experienced the 
hurricane Sept. 23th, lat. 34° 40’, lon. 56° 20, ee s. to Nj 
] s; &c., and lay ten hours under bare pole 
The Schooner Werada took the gale in lat. 35°, lon. 59° 
and while scudding under close reefed sails, was taken aback bY 
the hurricane from N. W. 
At. Bermuda, lat. 32° 15’, lon. 64° 40’, heavy rains at this pP& 
riod, with a very strong N. E gale [force marked 10], from abot 
noon of 26th to evening of 27th, veering to N.; thus sho howi0g 
