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increasing in force until the 4th instant, when it subsided. From 

 the extent of injury done, it would appear that the strength of the 

 storm there was not at all equal to that felt in Calcutta; as the letter 

 in question observes, that with the exception of a few native boats 

 having been driven on shore, and some of the branches broken off 

 the trees in the fort, no other damage worthy of record had been 

 sustained. Many boats had, however, been lost between that station 

 and Bhaugulpoor. It was also stated, that Monghyr and the surround- 

 ing districts had experienced several slight shocks of earthquakes 

 during the month of May, but none of them would seem to have been 

 unusually severe — Hurkaru. 



Messrs. Willis and Earle, from letters of their Correspondents, have 

 obliged me with the following. 



Mr. Bluett, who manages a factory for us about forty miles from 

 Monghyr, nine miles from Surrajgurrah on the Ganges, at Lucky 

 Serai, reports a severe earthquake there on the 23d May, and sub- 

 sequently very hot and oppressive weather with Easterly winds ; and 

 then in date of June 6th, says, " We have at last had rain, and 

 enough of it too. It set in on Friday, 3rd June, and all Saturday and 

 Sunday it rained hard, and blew almost constantly from the North- 

 ward, it cleared up about midnight on the 5th instant." The river, 

 Kewl (or Queule, a mountain stream from the Curruckpore hills,) 

 rose suddenly two feet higher than last year, running a foot over 

 Lucky Serai village, or higher than has been known many years. 

 Mr. E. Morgan from Monghyr, in date of the 8th June, writes, 

 " A few days ago, there was a short but strong dry storm, which 

 sunk about twenty boats near this. I think the rains may be said 

 to have set in on the 3rd instant ; from that to the night of the 5th 

 instant, there was heavy rain and a strong gale, so that I think more 

 boats must be lost. On the 6th, 7th, and to-day, there has been rain." 



From Mr. Palmer of Monghyr, latitude 25° 23' N. longitude 86° 38' 

 E. I have received the following interesting detail of the weather at 

 that station about the time of the storm. 



The whole of this season, I mean from January, has been rather a 

 remarkable one, and very different from that which I have observed 



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