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gloomy, with much rain, accompanied with squalls from the N. W. 

 and a great deal of thunder and lightning. About 1 p. m. on the 

 morning of the 4th, it blew almost a hurricane from the S. E., with 

 heavy rain, thunder, and lightning ; this continued for about two hours, 

 when it fell calm, but the rain still continuing to fall heavily till the 

 morning of the 5th. 



I had no means of noting the temperature of the air during this 

 time, not having any instruments. 



P. MONTGOMERY, Offg. Post Master. 



Mr. Martin, Magistrate of Purneah, latitude 25° 45' N. longitude 

 87° 23' E. has kindly sent me the following account of the weather 

 as experienced there. 



The gale which caused so much disaster in Calcutta, set in here 

 about 7 a. m. on Saturday the 4th June, with strong squalls from the 

 North East, accompanied with driving sleet ; over-head the scud was 

 flying very fast, and without intermission. On the earth the wind 

 frequently moderated for short intervals during the day of the 4th, 

 but towards nightfall set in with increased violence from the same 

 point of the compass, blowing hard all night. For several days pre- 

 vious, the weather had been murky and oppressive, but we had no 

 Barometer to consult, and were not aware that a storm was im- 

 pending. On the morning of the 5th, the gale continued with unabated 

 rigor, and blowing from the same point, or N. E. so far as I can re- 

 member, but towards evening it veered a point or two to the East- 

 ward, still blowing with the same violence. Thus it continued till 

 5 or 6 p. m. of the evening of the 6th, when the storm appeared to 

 be breaking, and the clouds to rise all round. On the morning of the 

 7th, the wind had quite abated, though the clouds were still heavy, 

 and boded much rain. Suddenly about 7 a. m., a strong North- 

 wester sprung up with extraordinary violence, and it blew as hard as 

 ever for about an hour and half, accompanied by a deluge of rain. 

 I don't remember that the wind ever came from the South-east, 

 as stated in the Calcutta newspapers. 



E. MARTIN, Magistrate. 

 Purneah, July 1842. 



