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in ; fortunate it was that it did not occur during the springs, for with the 

 strong Easterly wind, nothing could have saved us from inundation. 

 We have since had some very heavy rain, particularly on the 10th." 



Dacca. 



From Dacca the only Report I have obtained, was sent me by an 

 anonymous Correspondent, who will I hope, accept my best thanks for it. 



" In case no fuller account of the late storm, as experienced at Dacca 

 may have been received, the following remarks I made at the time are 

 forwarded for Mr. Piddington's use. The storm was not in any way 

 so violent at Dacca, as it appears to have been in Calcutta. As letters 

 from Chittagong, of the 5th, make no mention of any storm, it 

 probably did not extend much further to the Eastward. 



3d June. — Heavy rain, wind East, but not particularly strong. 

 Thermometer at 10 a» m. 80°, and air cool. 



4th June. — Wind from South East and South, very strong in 

 gusts, continued rain and heavy squalls. Thermometer 83° at 10 a. m. 



5th June. — Wind from South, and more moderate, continued 

 rain, Thermometer at 10 a. m. 84°. At half past 3 p. m. wind 

 changed to South West with a violent squall, the wind stronger at 

 this time than at any other period during the storm. Wind re- 

 turned in a very short time to the old quarter, or South East, stormy 

 night with heavy rain. Monday, wind abated S. S. West. Thermo- 

 meter at a. m. 80°. It will be observed that the storm did not 

 reach Dacca till the 4th, and that though the rain continued without 

 intermission, the temperature of the air increased, instead of becoming 

 cooler, as would have been the case under ordinary circumstances. 

 The wind came round by the South. 



SECTION III. 



On the Western Coast of the Bay, from Madras to Kedgeree, we 

 have the following data. 



