300 Excessive Heat of the Summer of 1825. 
‘Yesterday the mercury was at 931, nearly as high as it has 
been this season. 
Vergennes, Vermont, July 14.—On Sunday last, about six 
o'clock i in the afternoon, a violent gale of wind passed through 
this and several of the adjacent towns. The weather had for 
some hours previous been exce ssively hot, the sky entirely 
unclouded, and scarce a breeze of air was perceptible. A few 
moments before the storm commenced, a small cloud, attend- 
ed by terrific explosions of thunder, ae sharp Aashies! of light- 
ning, appeared in the north-west. ‘The wind first breezed 
moderately, but soon its velocity and force increased to so 
great a degree of violence that it seemed fora time as though 
the earth would be stripped of its vegetation and the people 
deprived of a covering. ‘The damage to crops, orchards, &c. 
is very great. 
Kingston, Upper Canada, July 8.—We regret to learn that 
the crops in different parts of the Province have suffered se- 
verely from the dryness of the season. The face of the 
country however, in this neighbourhood, is much improved 
in appearance since the heavy rains, which we had on 
Tuesday and Wednesday last. But those rains we fear have 
come too late to be of much advantage to the wheat crop, 
which, from the heat of the weather, has been brought pre- 
maturely forward. 
Such was the extraordinary heat of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 
and 13th of this month, as to deserve a full and minute re- 
cord. We have taken the highest elevation of the mercury 
that is reported. 
In this town, on Monday, at2o’clock P.M.,. . . 982 
Albany, N. Y. same day and time, . . ithe pee 
New York city, July 12, 1 o’clock P. M., a hae 
Philadelphia, Pa. Wee 11, northern exposure, . . ee 
Southerndo., . 3 Deve 5 «‘uwudes 
Newark, N. J. July 11, ee | ee 
Hudson, July 1 13520’ clock) ak. ae ‘pee 9B 
New Haven, July 13 4 ‘clock, P. M., SR 
Providence, R. I. July 1 . 2. aa es 
Boston, Ms. July 11, 3 cit le M., . «ee Se 
do. de: 12: 2 o'clock, Be M.,« . ea nD 
do. do. 12,4 o'clock, PEON 3's, |s: || See oe 
Salem,’ July 12) in theshade,)00);. © "snares 
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