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The weather is remarkable cold for the season of the year, Thermr. [THERMOMETER] this morning Every where covered with Snow and Ice and very slippery. Not only like winter but hard winter, & now looks likely for another snow storm. The Candle houses have all stopped slacking pressing [???] on account of the frost. All out door business is at a stand on acct. of the Snow & frost.

21st
Stormy. Hard Gale with a flood of rain all day which prevented the Steam Boat from going.

22
Still rainy, wind NE. We have about one day in a week that is gnerally called pleasant.

The late Gales has produced some disasters to the Vessels abroad.
A Whale Ship ashore on Montogg [MONTAUK] point the East end of Long Island.
A Schr. [SCHOONER] with lumber bilged on the Bar. Also Ship Christopher Mitchell lodged on the Bar, leaks badly.

To prevent our Chimny [CHIMNEY] from smoking and to increase the draft, we have had Chs. [CHARLES] Capen to build Pots over the Smokes.

Ship Forrester [FORESTER] of Dartmouth, Obed Ray of this place Master, from Pacific Ocean, with 1800 bars. [BARRELS] Sperm Oil, went ahsore on 17th 4m/o 1841 in the evening, about 8 miles west of Montauk light, and bliged. The Ship has gone to pieces. About 800 bars. [BARRELS] of Oil drifted ashore & bee [BEEN] saved. Part of the Crew belonging here arrived here yesterday 23rd. Capt. [CAPTAIN] Chs. [CHARLES] Ray, & many of the people belonged at this place.