1855.] A Twenty -fourth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 437 



" 6 a. m. — Blowing a strong gale from the N. N. East, and rain, not 

 very heavy. 



"8 a. m. — Wind increased, some of the gnsts very heavy, North by 

 East. 



" Noon. — Blowing from due North, rain heavy. 



" 3 p. m, — The wind had veered to about N. N. W., and its force con- 

 siderably moderated, rain less heavy. ♦ 



" 5 p. m. — The gale had evidently broken, the blue sky appearing in 

 places and the wind now blowing in occasional gusts, greatly fallen, its 

 direction being nearly due "West. 



"The loss of boats on the Gauges near this has been very great, but 

 the Indigo has sustained no damage, the greater portion being too small 

 to receive hurt." 



Beport from the station of Furreedpore, Jessore, Lat. 23° 36!' -#".; 

 Long. 89° 51' East.— By T. B. Mactier, LJsq. C. S. 



Eor several days preceding the storm, the weather was exceedingly 

 stormy, and during the 14th, there was a good deal of wind which how- 

 ever, died away, and in the evening it was exceedingly sultry with a very 

 threatening sky. I may here observe that for three days previous to the 

 storm the prevailing winds were Easterly ! About 9 p. m. a moderate breeze 

 sprung up from East which veered Northwards, and at 11 p. m. the wind 

 was N. N. E., it then went back again gradually increasing in violence 

 until it reached S. East which it did at 7-30 a. m. (15th) when it was at 

 its greatest height, it then went Southwards, gradually decreasing in 

 strength and died away to a moderate breeze about 6 p. m. (15th) at 

 which hour the wind was W. S. W. 



The Barometer and Thermometer stood as follows : — 







Bar. 



Ther. 



loth. — i p. 



6, 



29.154 



79.8 



Ip. 



7, 



29.134 



79.2 





9, 



29.176 



78.4 



ip. 



10, 



29.258 



78.4 



§p. 



5, 



29.474 



79.4 



The damage done to houses and trees was very great, but it did not 

 appear so violent as the storm which visited the Bancoorah district in 

 April, 1850, an account of which I think sent you. 



From the native accounts, the storm was most severe between this and 

 Dacca, and in Pergunnah Vikrampur near the junction of the Kirtinassa 

 and Megna, the sea is said to have rolled over the land in a wave 7\ feet 

 high. I am doubtful of this however. 



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