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all sides at once, but that it came on from the North-East, and 

 gradually went off, blowing from the North- West. The time and 

 the direction of the storm seem clearly to point out that this was 

 the Chittagong storm, and at that rate of progress it may have 

 reached Madras or Ceylon about 5 a. m. 



" Several lives were lost here, by the falling of the native huts 

 and trees. Three women and two children were killed in one hut, 

 on which a huge tree fell. I have also heard of the deaths of seven 

 men in different places, through injuries received during the storm. 

 A sloop with 180 passengers from Akyab is said to have gone down 

 at the mouth of the river, and only five people were saved. 



" I have not been able to find out that any owner of a barometer 

 observed any previous indication of the coming storm. The appear- 

 ance of the sky did not foretell anything unusual. 



" "We have had heavy rain, with thunder, lightning, and sharp 

 squalls of wind every day since the 13th, especially at night, to the 

 great discomfort of the poor houseless natives. On the morning of 

 the 14th seven inches of rain fell ; and I should think ten inches a 

 moderate computation for the remaining quantity that has fallen 

 during the week. This rain has of course added to the injury done 

 to the Company's salt, for it was utterly impossible to repair the 

 damage done by the hurricane to the thatch of the Golahs, so as to 

 exclude it effectually. But I believe that the total damage sustained 

 in the Salt Department is about four lakhs of Rupees instead of 

 five as previously stated." 



The following is an official report by E. Lautour, Esq. C. S. 

 Deputy Collector ; from Bullooah Lat. 22° 52' N. ; Long. 90° 44' East ; 

 sixty-eight miles N. and sixty-three W. from Chittagong. 



" On the night of the 12th, we had moderate gale from E. N. E. 

 to E. S. E. 



2nd. Eain per guage at elevation of 4 feet 1.25. 



Thermometer at day-light 78°. 



Height of the gale 1 a. m. to 3 a. i. 



3rd. There was every appearance of a heavy gale on the previous 

 day, and it appears to have visited Chittagong with extreme violence 

 on that night, and to have done very extensive mischief. 



4th. With us however the gale was not more than moderate and 



