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A vessel from Bermuda, experienced the gale from the westward, 

 on the mner edge of the gulf stream. 



Another vessel, from Charleston, did not experience the gale. 



In Lat. 37° 30', on the inner edge of the gulf stream, gale from 

 the westward, with squalls. 



On James' river, Virginia, the gale was severe from north-west. 



At Norfolk, Va. the gale raged, on the 3d, for five hours, from 

 north-north-east to north-north-west, and terminated at the latter 

 point; greatest violence from 10, A. M. to 1, P. M. 



At sea, forty miles north of Cape Henry, severe from south-east, 

 changing to north-west. 



Off Chincoteague, coast of Maryland, on the 3d, gale from south- 

 east. 



At Snowhill, Maryland, gale commenced at 11, A. M. 



In Lat. 38° 30', Lon. 74° 30' gale south by east. 



Gale reported as slight in the gulf stream. 



A ship from Boston, bound to Norfolk, experienced nothing of 

 the gale. On the 3d, was in Lat. 40° 19', weather foggy, and light 

 winds from south-east. 



At Morris' river, Delaware, the gale was from east-south-east. 



JVb hurricane was felt at Baltimore. 



At Cape Henlopen, Del. the gale or hurricane commenced at half 

 past 11, A. M. from east-south-east, shifted in twenty minutes to east- 

 north-east, and blew very heavy for nearly an hour. A calm of half 

 an hour succeeded, and the wind then shifted to the west-north-west, 

 and blew, if possible, with still greater violence. 



At Cape May, (New Jersey) commenced at north-east, at 2, 

 P. M. and veered to south-east, and blew with violence. After abat- 

 ing fifteen minutes, it again blew with increased violence for two 

 hours, and then abated. The sun set clear, with pleasant weather, 

 at ivhich time not a cloud luas to be seen in the western horizon. 



At Bombay-Hook, near the mouth of the Delaware river, the gale 

 blew from north-north-east, to west-north-west. 



At sea, forty miles north-east of Cape May, the gale was at south- 

 east, and lasted eight hours. 



At Philadelphia, the storm commenced at 1, P. M. on the 3d, 

 from north to east, and raged with great violence /rom north-east to 

 north-west, during the greater part of the afternoon. 



At Trenton, (New Jersey) the gale commenced at 3, P. M, with 

 the wind from north-east. 



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