332 H. F. Blanford — Catalogue of Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. [No. 4, 



No. 





Month. 



Days. 



Details of Storm. 



Autho- 

 rity. 



XXII 



1820 



May 



8th. 



Madras and also on Malabar 

 coast. Occasioned some loss 

 of shipping south of Bombay. 



B.I. 



PHB. p. 

 56, 95. 



XXIII 



1822 



June 



? 



Storm wave swept over Burisal and 

 Backergunj. 50,000 souls said 

 to have perished. Storm travel- 

 led only 53 miles in 24 hours. 



B. I. 



PHB p. 

 56. 



XXIV 



1823 



May 



26th. 



From the north of the Bay over 

 Balasore. The Liverpool and 

 Oracalessa storm. Six large 

 ships wrecked. 



B.I. 

 PHB p. 



56. 



XXV 



1823 



June 



2nd. 



Chittagong and Delta of Ganges. 



B.I. 



XXVI 



1824 



June 



8th. 



Chittagong. Heavy inundations 

 causing immense loss of life 

 and property. 



B.I. 



P. XXII, 



XXVII 



1827 



May 



7th to 

 10th. 



Madras. Several native vessels 

 driven on shore, and the David 

 Scott parted her chain cables. 

 Lowest bar. at Madras 29-76. 



G. &T. 



XXVIII 



1830 



May 



26th. 



Cyclone apparently passed at sea 

 northwards. A fresh or light 

 gale at Calcutta. Lowest bar 

 29008. 



T. 



XXIX 



1830 



Dec. 



2nd. 



A gale of the most violent de- 

 scription at Pondicherry and 

 Cuddalore, whereby the stout- 

 est trees were laid low, houses 

 unroofed and many lives lost. 

 At Madras, wind approached 

 to a gale at 8 or 9 p. m. 



G. &T, 



XXX 



1831 



Oct. 



31st. 



Balasore and Cuttack. Immda- 

 tion swept away 300 villages 

 and at least 11 ,000 peojDle. Fa- 

 mine followed and total loss of 

 life estimated at 50,000 souls. 



B. I. PH 

 B. p. 56. 

 AJ.1832 

 & 1833, 



XXXI 



1831 



Dec. 



6th. 



Pondicherry and Cuddalore. 

 Lasted a few hours only but 

 fearfully destructive. 



B.I. 



7CXXII 



1832 



May 



21st. 



In Gangetic delta 8000 or 10,000 

 people drowned. 



B.I, 





1832 



Aug. 



4th. 



Furious hurricane at Calcutta. 

 Bar. 28-8 [not mentioned inCol. 

 ThuilHer's list of storms at 

 Calcutta ; possibly an error for 

 that of 3rd August 1834. 

 H. F. B.] 



B.I, 



