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Macao. The wind was from N.E., veering through E. to S.E., S., and S.S.W. Barometer at 

 lowest, 29.26 inches, on the 3d. These phases of the wind show the ship to have heen under 

 the two right-hand quadrants of the cyclone. 



I have placed on the chart the track of a cyclone encountered hy the American ship Panama 

 in the China sea in October, 1831, which storm had previously passed over the Philippine 

 Islands, and was very destructive at Manilla. Also, the track of the cyclone of her Majesty's 

 ship Ealeigh, encountered near the Bashee Islands in August, 1835, and which afterwards visited 

 Macao and Canton with great violence. A sketch showing its path of progression on the 5th 

 and 6th of August is here subjoined. 



It appears from the ship's log-hook, as published by Colonel Reid, that the Raleigh sailed 

 from Macao Roads on the 1st of August, on the track shown in our sketch, which had heen 

 prepared before the publication of his work. On the 4th the ship met with northeasterly and 

 northerly winds, accompanying a fall of the barometer, and which increased to a heavy typhoon 

 from N.N.E., veering to N.E. and E.N.E. Barometer at 8 A. m., 29.60 ; noon, 29.45 ; 8 p. M., 

 29.36 ; and midnight, 29.04, with typhoon increasing. August 5, at 3 A. M., the typhoon had 

 veered to E.S.E., still increasing in violence; barometer 28.50, and falling. At 5 a. m., 

 typhoon blowing from S.E. At 6.30, barometer falling from 28.30 to 28.20 ; commenced 

 throwing the guns and shot overboard. At 8 a. m., still increasing. At 9.30 A. M. the ship 

 went over. At 9.30 the masts and bowsprit went by the hoard and the ship righted, with 

 four feet water in the hold ; latitude 20° 44, longitude 119° 18' E. 



It will be seen by the veering of the wind that the Raleigh was on the right side, which is 

 here the northerly side, of the center-path of the cyclone, and was very near to the vortex of the 

 gale when it passed the ship, as is shown by the great fall of the barometer and the intensity 



