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Eastward, the weather has been unsettled here for some days, and 

 since the 20th the wind has been from the N. E. On the 21st we had 

 heavy squalls with rain, with the Barometer falling. From yester- 

 day morning the Barometer fell rapidly as you will observe by the 

 following memorandum. 

 22nd May at 4 p. m. Bar. 29.080 



4.30 .050 



5. gale, increasing and blowing in violent gusts. 



Violent Gusts 6.24 Bar. 



28.900 





6.30 



.875 





7. 



.820 much lightning to S. and 

 S. E. and thunder. 





7.30 



.730 





8. 



.760 





8.30 



.730 





9. 



.760 





10. 



.760 





10.30 



.760 



P. M. 



11. Bar. 



28.774 





11.30 



.820 





12. 



.940 



23rd 



1 A. M. 



.980 





2 



29.050 | p, m. 2 wind changing to 



E. S. E. and then to S. and S. b W. blowing with great violence with 

 drizzling rain. 



3 a. m. 29.100 



4 .150 



5 .175 Noon the Barometer is 

 now up to 29.300 blowing fresh from the Southward. 



Two Brigs and one Sloop are on shore, and four Brigs have lost 

 their main masts ; several of the cargo boats are driven inland, as well 

 as a sailing boat of my own missing, with large stores of firewood and 

 timber. Great damage has been done in consequence of the sea having 

 inundated the place ; the inundation extended beyond the first range 

 of Garden Houses, and the Causeway is rendered useless, the sea 

 having flowed over it and breached the retaining walls in several 

 places, besides carrying away all the stone coating ; the Bund leading 



