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12th June, — Ship Julius Caesar, Wingate, from Aden 18th April, 

 and Mocha 11th May. 



Remarks.— Julius Caesar in latitude 12° 51' N„ longitude 58°28 / E. 

 experienced a heavy gale of wind from S. E. to W. on the 25th May, 

 which continued till the 29th, in latitude 9° 56' longitude 66° 30' E. 

 Lost all our sails, and sprung the head of the main mast. — Saw the 

 Hindostan steam ship pass Mocha on the 7th May. 



At Hyderabad, the storm commenced at N. E. veered to N. W. 

 and S. W., and then at N. W. again with a greater fall of rain than 

 had been known at this season for many years, upwards of 9 inches 

 in 36 hours. Gale commenced on the 22d, and lasted all the 23d as 

 per letter. 



Ship Hyderabad from Bombay. — The Hyderabed had bad weather 

 at Mangalore on 21st, 22nd and 23rd, wind N. W. to West, much 

 rain. Barometer fell on 21st to 29.41, rose on 21st. 



Another report. — The ship Hyderabad, Captain Harrison, was at an- 

 chor at Mangalore at noon. 



2\st May. — Dark gloomy weather, and fresh sea breeze, p. m. N. W., 

 cloudy and rain increasing towards midnight. 



22nd May. — To noon fresh breeze (wind not marked.) p. m. strong 

 gales. 9 p. m. heavy gales, hard squalls, and a very heavy sea. 



23rd May. — 6 a. m. unable to ride longer with safety, weighed at 8 

 a. m. with uncertain weather. 10 anchored again, p.m. fresh W.N.W. 

 gales and cloudy ; stood to the S. S. W. and South 1 1 1 miles, with 

 heavy weather noon 25th, in latitude 6° 57', having carried the same 

 W. by N. and W. by S. Monsoon to that parellel. 



The following is from Captain Newbold, Assistant Resident at 

 Kurnool, Madras territory. 



I am sorry to say, that my efforts to obtain information regarding 

 the storm of the 22d, 23d and 24th of May last have been unavailing, 

 I therefore lose no time in sending you my own observations made at 

 Yelgode, a village at the western base of the Eastern Ghauts, lying 

 between 78° and 79° E. longitude and 15° and 16° N. latitude, 

 sheltered on the East and North by ranges of hills at from 7 and 10 



