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for three hours ; during the whole of the first hour, the atmosphere was 

 perfectly darkened with dust and clouds, so dark, that nothing was 

 visible, the hand was scarcely visible when held against the sky, the 

 sky itself was barely discernible from the earth, so complete was the 

 darkness. At 4 p. m. or one hour after the first commencement of the 

 storm, heavy rain fell, the wind increased in violence, and the noise and 

 roaring of this wind was perfectly awful and terrific; the water of the 

 Ganges was driven far over low sand banks that a few minutes before 

 had been perfectly dry. The hurricane, for I can call it nothing less, 

 was at its height about 6 p. m., when it subsided as suddenly as it had 

 commenced; all was then quiet and refreshed, for, before the com- 

 mencement, the air was heavy, and the heat almost insupportable. 

 The Manjee of my boat would not proceed, saying he was certain 

 something was about to take place. I expected a return of the earth- 

 quake, which was felt at Cawnpoor, Dinapoor, and Chunar on 

 the 21st May, 1842. The East wind set in again immediately 

 the storm had passed away, and blew steadily all night ; my position 

 during the storm was about fifteen miles to the S. W. by W. of 

 Ghazeepoor. At Ghazeepoor, the storm was seen travelling on the 

 South bank of the river, (right bank,) distant a few miles to the South. 

 It was seen about 4 p. m. travelling due East. 



2nd June. — On the morning of the 2nd, the wind blew steadily 

 from the East until 11a. m., when it increased and blew a heavy 

 gale for one hour; at noon it veered round to the North, and con- 

 tinued blowing a steady stiff breeze till sun-set, when it failed 

 entirely. 



3rd and 4th June. — Fine weather, moderate East wind and showers. 



5th June. — Steady East wind ; at 7 p» m. a furious Easterly gale set 

 in, which blew for two hours. Heavy lightning to the N. W., where 

 was collected a heavy bank of clouds, which disappeared during the 

 night. I was then about fifteen miles to the S. E. of Ghazeepoor. 



6th June — At noon, a heavy Northerly gale commenced, and blew 



for two hours. The wind was excessively boisterous, the heavens over- 



ast with dark clouds. Position about ten miles North of Ghazeepoor. 



7th and 8th June. — Steady Westerly wind all day, fine weather. 

 W. S. SHERWILL, Lieut. E. A. 



Surveyor. 



