182 Hurricanes of the Eastern Pacific. 
wind hauled suddenly to S. E., with increased force and squally 
appearances ; at midnight under single reefed topsails; 1 a.m. 
still increasing, with vivid lightning and heavy rain; 4 a. m. split 
fore-topsail ; 8 a. m. lost foresail; gale increasing to a hurricane; 
thrown on beam-ends, with loss of main and mizen-topmasts, 
with head of mainmast, when the ship righted a little. Atl 
p. M. Oct. 20d, hurricane still increasing, ship on her beam-ends; 
lost fore-topmast, with much other damage ; at midnight, blow- 
ing as hard as ever; at 4a. m. Oct. 3d, more moderate, heavy 
rain ; Oct. 4th, lat. 189 11’ N., lon. 104° 5’ W., made for Aca- 
pulco. It may be seen that this vessel was on the right of the 
axis path of the storm. 
he Galindo, on the same route, experienced a severe hurtl- 
cane on the Ist and 2nd of October; was thrown on beam-ends 
and dismasted ; and arrived at Acapulco at the same time wilh 
the Belgrade. ; 
The Lovina, off Cape San Lucas, the southern point of Cali- 
fornia, Oct. 5th, was thrown on beam-ends in a violent hurricane, 
and lay twenty-one hours. i 
The Fanny, from Mazatlan, in the gulf of California, for Sat 
Francisco, was damaged in the gale, on the 5th and 6th of Octo 
ber, and put back to Mazatlan. 
he progress of this hurricane, during four days, appears ' 
have been N. W. by W., nearly ; at a rate not exceeding eight oF 
ten miles an hour. Part of this track falls on our Chart: Trac 
XXIX, 
6. Amazon’s Hurricane.—The brig Amazon, from New York 
for San Francisco, encountered a severe hurricane Oct. 3d, 1850, 
in lat. 13° 30’ N., lon. 116° 50’ W. ; which commenced at Ss. W. 
veering successively to S. E.; E.; N.; W.; ending at S. W.; 
in which lost main-topsail and foresail. Capt. Watt states that 
th, lat. 13° 40’ N., lon. 116° 30’ W.: last night the brig 
encountered a hurricane, preceded by squalls from S$, W., with 
heavy rain. The squalls increased in number and intensity; 
until 5p. ., when the hurricane commenced ; brig under cle 
reefed fore-topsail and mainsail. Capt. Watts put his vessel all 
fore the blast, or “‘scudded” her. The tempest raged during the 
night, with momentarily increased fury. It veered from 8. We 
to dne south, thence to S. E., and thence to N. E. and nor 
and from thence to S. W., thus making the circuit of the com 
pass! According to our reckoning, it veered thirty-four points 1" 
the space of six hours; during which time the brig was kept ! 
fore it, in which lay our only chance of escape. At 4 A. 
