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four p. m. of the 5th, which was the worst time of the gale with 

 us, it blew from S. S. W. for two or three hours, slightly veering 

 to S. E. About midnight of the 5th, the wind came round to the point 

 it began from, blew furiously for about an hour, and gradually subsid- 

 ed into a calm. 



Hurrah, 4th July. R. DE COURCY. 



Kissennuggur. 



The gale commenced here on the evening of the 2nd instant from 

 due East, and continued from that point all the 3rd ; on the 4th, 

 when it blew heaviest, it veered round to South, occasionally varying 

 to S. S. W., when at its height the wind blew from direct South. On 

 the 5th, it went round to S. East ; and finished its fury on the 6th 

 from due East. 



As I have already said, 9 inches of rain fell during the continuance 

 of the gale, but I am persuaded, that much more must have fallen, 

 for the force of the wind blew the rain in quite a horizontal direction, 

 consequently, much more rain must have fallen than the rain gauges 

 indicated. — Englishman, \ftth June, 1842. 



The Storm at Plassey, Lat. 23° 47' N. Long. 88* 19' E. 



We have been on the look out for letters from the Lower Provinces, 

 giving some account of the effects of the hurricane, but up to this time 

 nothing has been received. A letter of the 3d June, 5| p. m., from 

 near Plassey on the Bhaugretty, says: — 



' It has been blowing a tremendous gale to-day from N. E., it is 

 now increasing. My Barometer is nearly down to 29 and falling — 4th 

 June, 6 p. m. The gale continues, the wind has been from S. E. 

 to-day. I could not get a boat to cross yesterday, my dawk man may 

 be more fortunate this evening.' — Englishman, 18th June, 1842. 



To Mr. Russell, B. C. S. I am indebted for the following account of 

 the Storm at Berhampoor, Latitude 24° 9' N. Longitude 88° 12' E. 

 On the 1st, we had fine but warm weather, the Thermometer in 

 the centre room of my house open to the N. and S. standing at day- 

 break at 83°, and at 3 p. m. 95°, a few days before it had been at 98°. 



