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The Edmonston, Caledonia, Esperanga and Italy have come in 

 without damage. The Caledonia on the 3d, when in latitude 17° N., 

 longitude 1 13° 50' E., experienced a strong gale from W. veering to 

 S. W. and S., with a heavy and confused sea. The barometer fell 

 to 28 50. The Edmonston, on the same day, when within seventy 

 miles off the land, felt the same weather, which brought her under 

 bare poles for four hours. 



At the Bocca Tigris, the weight of the tyfoon, which in Canton and 

 Whampoa ranged from N. to N. E., was felt about 4 or 5 p. m. ; the 

 barometer standing at 29.10. About 6 p. m. the quicksilver rose, and 

 the gale began to abate. 



At Canton, August, 3d. Blowing hard at N. and N. E., with vio- 

 lent gusts; barometer 29.15 ; and for the most part rain. August 4th. 

 First part blowing hard, wind S. E. barometer 29-70 ; — middle and 

 latter parts strong breezes and fine weather — Canton papers of 

 August, 1832. 



Extract from the Journal of an American Shipmaster, bound to 

 Canton. " August 2d, 1832, (nautical time,) latitude 18° 34' N. t 

 longitude 114° E.; barometer 29.56. First part light and baffling 

 winds from E. to N. E. and N. and hazy: — middle part the same : — 

 At 4 a.m. calm, barometer 29.59 : — At 4-30 a. m. a breeze sprung up 

 from W. N. W. ; — made all sail by the wind. Latter part and end, 

 strong W. N. W. wind and rough head sea. Took in the royals, 

 flying-jib, and fore and mizen-top-gallant sails. Bar. at noon 29.40. 

 The weather, however, looks very fine, and the breeze is steady at 

 W. N. W. latitude 19° 54' JV., longitude 130° 50' E. 



August 3d commences with a strong steady breeze at W. N. W. 

 and hazy weather, barometer falling fast. At 2 p m. down to 28.98, 

 but not the least unfavorable appearance in the clouds, sea, or wea- 

 ther. £The ship was at this time running into the path of the gale, 

 from its southern side.] I must acknowledge that the rapid fall of 

 the mercury, within the last ten hours, has alarmed me not a little, 

 and we are now preparing for the worst of weather. — At 4 p. m. baro- 

 meter 29.25 and the wind freshening ; single reefed topsails. The old 

 tars who have seen sail carried on this ship through thick and thin in 

 the stormy regions of the southern ocean, now look at each other with 

 amazement at such preparation for apparently nothing. Towards 

 evening the weather begins to look unfavorable ; the sun went down 

 in a body of clouds, deeply tinged with red ; not the rich and varie- 

 gated tints that give rise to pleasurable sensations to all who look 

 upon them, but the fierce, glaring, angry red that creates distress in 

 the bosom, particularly of a mariner. After sunset the moon (at the 

 2d quarter) could be seen at intervals through the clouds that are 

 driving fmm the N. E. at the rate of twenty knots, and the lightning j 

 shooting up from every point of the compass. At 8 p. m. barometer \ 

 29.15. Took in all sail, but the close reefed fore and main top-sails ! 

 and fore-top-mast staysail; the wind still steady at W. N. W. Sound- 

 ed in 45 fathoms, the Grand Ladrone bearing N, N. W. 38 miles. 



