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proached ; and that the gale recurved northward, upon the con- 
tignous portion of Mexico, before the axis of the storm had 
reached the position of the ship. See Chart. 
8. Panama’s Gate, or Juxy 1852.—The Panama, experi- 
enced a hurricane July 16, 1852, in lat. 15° N., lon. 115° W.; 
which lasted ten hours: carried away top-gallant-masts, yards, 
sails, é&c. 
hove the ship to under triple-reefed maip-topsail ; midnight, gale 
to his desired course. This would have enabled him to make 4 
safe, rapid, and successful run, towards his port of destinatio); 
while he kept in the outskirts of the gale. 
The Empire, when headed off by the north wind in the frout 
of the gale, could not pursue her course for San Francisco; 9% 
safely heave to, on either tack. But she had opportunity ” 
southward in the beginning of the gale, keeping the wind 00 pid 
starboard quarter, until the state of the barometer and the dim” 
ished strength and westerly changes of the wind should 
her to turn eastward, around the rear of the hurricane, and thus 
regain her course with a fair wind. - os 
9. A violent hurricane occurred at Cape Corientes and Ipal 
the night of October 11th 1853; in which the Eclipse, a vali 
ble ship, was totally lost, about five miles east of Ipala: [i® 
