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back to N. by W. The barometer fell from 29.859 to 29.616. 

 The next gale began at 8 p. m. of the 12th. The wind had been 

 S. S. W. all day, backed to S. S. E. at night, and next morning 

 was W. S. W. ; the total revolutions were 1076.60 miles in the 

 24 hours, and from 8 to 9 a. m. the gauge marked 64 miles for 

 the hour. The barometer fell from 30.136 at 8 a. m. to 29.391 

 at 11 p. m. 



November was the most stormy month of the year ; the wind 

 averaged 22.82 miles per hour. The first storm began on the 

 2nd, and lasted for three days, and was severely felt at St. John, 

 New Brunswick. The gale blew from W. N. W. with snow, and 

 theguage marked 797.40 miles at 8 a. m. on the 3rd; wind W. 

 N. W. to N. W., and marked 756.60 miles at 8 a. m. on the 4th ; 

 wind backed W. by N. to W., and marked 779.20 miles at 8 a.m. 

 on the 5th. The barometer was at 29.894 on the 1st, and fell to 

 28.945 at 9 a. m. on the 2nd ; stood at 29.325 on the 3rd ; 29.424 

 on the 4th; and 29.414 on the 5th. The second gale began on 

 the 12th and also lasted three days, commencing from the N. N. W. 

 and veering to N. N. E. with rain and snow, the barometer mark- 

 ed 29.329, and gauge registered 1280.80 miles at 8 a. m. on the 

 13th, when it blew from N. to N. by W., and barometer marked 

 29.791. At 8 a. m. on the 14th the wind blew from N. by E., 

 and so continued all day, the barometer read 30.046 and the gauge 

 marked 1368 miles. At 8 a. m. on the 15th the wind blew from 

 N. ; the barometer stood at 30.088, and the guage read 680.60 

 miles for the 24 hours ; after which time it moderated with wind 

 veering to N. N. E. and snowing ; so that this gale continued with 

 a rising barometer. On the 16th the wind only registered 141 

 miles for 24 hours blowing from E. N. E., and barometer at 

 29.882. At 5 p. m. of the 17th the gale sprang up again from 

 N. by E. ; the barometer had fallen to 29.596 at 8 a. m., and on 

 the 18th at 8 a. m. it rose to 29.900, and the guage marked 980.80 

 miles with wind from N. N. E. On the 19th at 8 a. m. the 

 barometer marked 30.170 wind backed to N. W., and gauge 

 marked 710.80 miles. The next day was calm, marking only 

 81.20 miles in the 24 hours ; barometer 30.187, and wind S. W. 

 by W. On the 22nd the barometer fell from 29.694 at 8 a. m. to 



