The native American., 1839-03-16

es, although they were standing or sat within one
hundred feet of them. Trees torn to pieces, and
Ipied around a house, were not heard by the in
mates OF IL; nor Were they aware OF the danger.
i Within doors, conversation was heard in the or
binary tone of voice. but no sounds from with
out gave any warning of what was occurring out
side, until Informed of il by fugitives seeking
shelter. Many persons remarked, thatthey heard
nothing but the crash of their own house when
falling. Those who stood little out OF the path
of the storm heard nothing TO denote its ravages
but, high and clear, the whisling of the wind
sounded like a loud bugle in the heavens. This
storm beautifully illustrates Franklins hypothesis
of storms; since it is distinctly testified by the
inhabitants Of this town, that the corner Of the
1 house which was neat to the mind was the safest
part Of the building.
! For some years, philosophers on both sides of
the Atlantic have been collecting the facts con-
lcerning all remarkable wind storms and, by APP
plying rigorous nductions, have, at length, deve-
Hoped some clearness, from very obscure subject.
As it was remarked at the commencement Of this
paper, something like the operation OF regular
laws has been traced through the progress Of these
phenomena, as they traverse both the sea and
II land. M y,lG
| Ever since 1901, it has been suspected that hur-
ricanes will be found to be great whirlwinds. If
we suppose this to be the case, then, one occur
ring at sea, some judgment can be formed as to
the part of it in which ship may happen to be
| at any moment, by observing the force Of the
wind, and its changes of direction. If these lat
Ter are sudden, and the wind violent, il is most
probable that the ship is near the centre of the
aerial vortex if the wind blows long time from
the same point, and changes its direction slowly,
then the ship may be near its extremity. Mr..
Redfeld has confirmed this supposition of the
gyral motion Of storms, by ascertainng that, when
i northeast storm is blowing on the shores Of
America, the wind was blowing with equal vio-
| lence, some leagues at sea, on the Atlantic, di-
rectly from the southwest and opposite quarter.
This conclusion was drawn by inspecting the log
books of vessels, after their arrival, which were
off the coast while the storm ragged on Shore
He also tracked Franklin's storms from the south,
advancing progressively, but blowing northeast at
the same time, and found that winds on opposite
sides Of the shore, when the storm prevailed,
blew in opposite directions, and that the entire
storm was progressive whirlwind, one Of a SEE
ries which revolye constantly in the same drec-
/ ton.
| An Illustration Of this view is found in the dis
astrous storm of-l809, which was experienced by
the East India fleet, under convoy Of the Culloden
line-ofbaule ship, the Terpischore frigate, and
four British men-of-war, which left the Cape Of
Good Hope about the same time, intending to
cruise near the Mauritius. Some Of these ves-
sells scudded, and in the storm for days some,
by lying to- got almost Immediately out of it, or
rather it passed away from them; while others,
by taking wrong direction, went into the heart
of it, fonndered, and were never heard of more );
others, by sailing right across the calm space, met
the same storm in different parts Of its progress,
and the wind blowing in opposite directions, and
subsequently spoke of it as two storms which
f. Ike psna o e easve bh M ba e about
the great whirl, escaped the storm altogether,
which had been for days raging on all sides of
them.
If these facts are correctly stated, and the con-
illusions be logically drawn--and all things war
rant us in confding in bo,h-very important prac-
tical lessons may be learned for working ship,
when she encounters gale, so to escape from
it. The mode in Which the wind veers will ind-
cate to the officers Of the ship into what portion
of the storm she is falling. If the ship be SO ma
nguvred that the wind shall vccr aft, instead of
ahead, and the vessel is made to come up, instead
of being allowed to break off, she will run out of
the storm altogether. If the contrary course be
taken, either through chance or ignorance, she
will go right into the whirl, where she runs a
great risk of being taken suddenly aback, and will
assuredly meet the opposite wind in passing out
OI tuc Wilt. .Ns
Law and order are thus deduced from the con-
fusion Of the wlirlwind Knowing its course,
its recurrence can be anticipated, and timely pre-
paration made to avoid its power. The Office Of
the winds is to carry heat and moisture from one
region Of the globe to another, and thus modify
the General climate OF the earth. The most vio-
lent tempests are considered, now, to be oscilla-
tons of change, about the mean condition of the
weather, in any given place. The force which
produces the temporary arrangement is accom-
panied by provision to abridge its duration, and
moderate its fury. We behold here the workings
Of provident law, whose result is great gene
raj God and we are taught that in the natural, as
in the moral creation, there is nothing that is alto
gether evil.--.dmericaa Magazine
WATERLOO.
The following brief remarks on the iafroduc-
tory Of the memorable battle Of Waterloo are
translated from German work entitled, WAN
derung dlirch Vatcrhas, Schulz, Kriegslager, und
Academic eur Kirche, &C., II was after fa-
tiguing march, that, on the 18th of June, the wri
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