22 A Twenty-second Memoir on the Law of Storms. [No. 1. 



ricane came. An open Tonjohn* was blown out of my verandah 

 with a man in it and another trying to hold it ; in fact a man could 

 not keep his legs at one time. Iron staples were drawn and glass 

 doors forced in. All my out offices were unroofed, and so were 

 those nearly of every body else. The river and its banks were 

 strewed with QQ wrecks whole or partial ; all square-rigged vessels. 

 Begister of Barometer. 



Before. 







After. 



May 10th- 



-29.80 



May 



13th- 



-29.62 



„ 11th- 



-29.73 



tt 



14th- 



-29.66 



„ 12th- 



-29.66 



tt 



15th- 



-29.60 



During the gale, 

















"Bar. 



May 13th- 



-1.30 A. M. 







28.77 



tt 



2.30 „ 







28.44 



tt 



2.45 „ 







28.40 



tt 



2.50 „ 







28.48 



it 



2.55 „ 







28.60 



tt 



2.60 „ 







28.67 



It 



3.30 „ 







28.90 



it 



3.35 „ 







29.06 



tt 



4.0 „ 







29.20 



tt 



4.30 „ 







29.26 



it 



5. „ 

 10. „ 







29.46 

 29.62 



The lowest figure of the Barometer indicates the most severe 



period of the hurricane, as it happened to us : the gale was severe 



for seven hours, viz. from 9 p. m. of the 12th to 4 a. m. of the 13th. 



J. R. B. See the observations of Captain Elson for the Bar. 



M. The force of the wind was so great, that a servant of mine 



was blown over in endeavouring to reach my cook-room. 



B» The fallen trees lay chiefly pointing from S. E. to N. W. 

 thus indicating the point at which the wind was most violent. 



No. 14. 

 Did you or any person to your knowledge experience any shock of 



an earthquake , and at what time ? 

 E. I experienced no shock of an earthquake, and should say that 

 in such a turmoil of noise, confusion, and wreck, and storm, it would 

 * Tonjohn, an open or close sedan chair. 



