Balves
the
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZET TB.
Register the harbour by the stern, it will excite little aK- tonishment. If they were trading vessels, they care will take care not to come near Hongkonge
Which
be We hear that before Sir John Davis left for but his the north, he arranged to build a much large boat, able to carry a few hears guns wi powly and a crew of from fifty to saty men. We merely give this as a rumour, though for the laut to falK OF HIS
reputation of the Colony it is to be hoped that Savours of absurdity
His Excellency has come to such a determinato een His Excellency the
attempts which end in of atensnt but this Ition, as the repetition he has dover in his own defeat, will increase the crime he wishes to
check interfered with private matters
I his control. God knowns the pub overnor have been bad enough, to learn that his colleague has
is not to be resuscitated by zeal for enefit which is exercised in the repair dated drain in some obscure street, the ambiente of which is unknown to the bulk of
The inhabitants can congratulate them. change of rulers, there must be a clean present establishments and there must miso be change of measures as well as a change of private life, both Governors may be excellent but as legislators, their acts are so objection theto ml of their zeal for the public benefit"
Your's truly. A. CIVILIAN,
is an insuli
the community.
7th July 1848.
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AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA WEDNESDAY, JULY 19. 18IG
We direct attention to Mr Bruce's advertise. ment, and as the publication of his illustrations of Hongkong, will mainly depend upon the encouragement he receives from the few Euro pean inhabitants of the colony, and their coun- frymen at Canton, and the other Consular ports, it becomes desirable that they freely support a work which will be so creditable to Mr Bruce, and at the same time give a true picture of the results British of energy, which, is three years, has covered a barren and desoláte spot, with edifices scarcely to be surpassed even in the Deal.
It is unnecessary to allude to the high merits of Mr Bruce's drawings, as we observe that he intends that one or more shall accompany the subscription list but we cannot avoid express- ing regret, that after long service, he does not hold a more lucrative appointment in the colo. nial establishment.
We are informed by a respectable Chinese, that on Sunday, a blackguard European police man made a "squeeze" of ten dollars from a retailer of opium. The worthy sent a Coolie to the shop (it being against the regulations to have such establishments open on Sunday) who begged that he might have a small supply as he had fed then to purchase on Saturday night, and cols have without it. The dealer was prevailed upon, was recceded to his request, but no sooner was the tradsaction closed, than the harpy at the door pounced upon his victim and mulet him of 10 hush-money. These
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It is particularly desirable, that the person in charge of the gun-boat (if it is built) enden vour by y every means available, to make some distinction between Junks that are of suspicious character and those that are not.. Hele lies the great difficulty; but in the majority of cases, trading vessels will not attempt a resistance where success is even doubtful,
Paddle Box and Bridge forcing the steam en from its place, stopped the Engines and drew the Fires immediately, the ses breaking on bound to dering the safety of the Ship very doulful, in com sequence of the large opening left by the remomi of the steam chest. On the 80th at 2. A., the wind me. derated a little employed an
Tuesday.
der weigh, and eccompanied by the Young Hebe, surveying vessel was within a few hours at the Scene of action, using every exertion to get the Ploto afloat. We are sorry to say that up to a late hour on Monday night their exertions had not been at- tended with success, but it was hoped that on the fol lowing day the tide would rise sufficiently high to allow of her being dragged from off the rock which has pierced her bows. We shall be happy to hearing a Tiller for the Rudder head, out of the broken that this is the case, as notwithstanding the damage Fore top mast, at 8, 20 the Gudgeon and Proles of her upper works and bows, her bull in other the Rudder broke of and went down, the wind respects, is sound and the machinery uninjured.
moderating, eroployed clearing the decks; of t set a storm stay sail; at noon observed in Lanaum Upon a consideration of the Phenomena attend.
20°.00 N., Longitude 112 37' E., Bar, 99 1 ing this Typhoon, the attention is at once arrested
Grand Ladrones N.NE JE. 137 miles. by the extraordinary fall of the Barometer from which the intensity of the Typhoon may be estimat el The Mercury fell so suddenly that for a time it was imagined the Instrument had received some Colonel Reid in his essay on Storms dam ge quotes-23-20 In as the lowest range of the Baro- meter during a Typhoon in the China Sea, and 28 Inches as the lowest range during a West Indian Hurricane Two instances however are on record, and it is believed the only two, in which the range is given lower than in the recent Typhoon. Both cases are recorded by Horsburgh, the one on the coast of Japan, Bar. 27 In., the other in the neigh bourhood of the Bashee Islands, Bar 27. 50. Every reliance may be placed upon the Barometrical ob servations made on this occasion, as they were taken with great precision and accuracy by Mr Dearlow Surgeon of the Pluto
On
The magnificent vessel the Prince of Wales commanded by W. F. Hopkins, Esq., HE.LCS.. which sailed on Wednesday last, is the property ni Messrs. Green, of London. She is a splendid p cimen of the class of frigate-built ships with which our merchant navy la adorned, and of which 32 England may, perhaps, gladly avail herself, if cum trary to present appearances a war should break out." The Prince of Wales has three decks; upper one flush; she is pierced for 50 guns; her length over all is, 83 feet; she was built at Blackwall an 1842, and her burthen is 1244 tons, ber length. being 173 feet; beam, 35 feet; depth of hold, 20 feet, as per register.
BED-
She has just borne from the shores of the Cape, our former highly respected Governor Sir Benja. min D'Urban, K.C.B, and K.B. Hamilton, Esy, late Clerk of the Colonial Council, appointed us Lieut. Governor of Granada
Her present muster-roll of officers and seamon, &c., is as follows:-
We refrained from noticing a report which was current last Friday of the loss of the H. C. Steamer Pluto. It proves true, however, and she now lays all but a total wreck, on the rocks near Chuk py-wan, on the S. E. end of the 18 land. After sailing from this harbour, to join
The Prince of Wales' is a rack pastenger the Rear Admiral on the coast of Borneo, she
ship, sought after as much from her splendid build encountered the gale in which the Nemesis, Amizade and other vessels suffered in spars, ¦ The next point worthy of observation is the re- and accommodations, as from the urbanity and sails, and rigging. The funnel was blown away; markable lullof nearly an hour's continuance be-tlemanly manners of her present Commander. head of the foremast sprung; bulwarks, paddle. tween the two Typhoons.giving considerable weight boxes &c. slove in; the vessel being in im to the already tolerably well established theory of minent danger of foundering. Whether her Colonel Reid as to the rotation direction of Starins On this view the gyrations would appear to have Commander bore up for this port, and was un- able to fetch to windward of the rocks where been from E to W, whilst the direct or onward mo- she now lies, or whether the vessel was drifted on of the Typhoon or whirlwind was from S. E.
to NW, or obliquely to the Ship's course. there by the resistless force of the elements, this view of the subject. the first contact of the ship we are not aware, though it appear extremely with the outer and northern edge of the Typhoon probable, in her crippled condition, that ber found the wind at East, this part of the vortex pass. course was not to be controlled by either ma-ing over the Ship in about eight hours from first to chinery or sails. It is doubtful whether the last, then came the remarkable full when it was will not be a total wreck. Fortunately she is perfectly calm, the ship being then in the very built of iron, or she would have gone to pieces, centre of the vortex. next came the second con the bows being hard and fast on the rocks, with the Typhoon's striking, the ship at 9, W, and while the stern is still afloat. As is usual with from the effects of which she did not fully get clear this class of vessels, the Pluto is divided into for about 12 hours; although it is to be observed that several compartments. That of the after part the concentrated force of the Typhoon both before is tight, bat forward she is full of water and after passing its centre seemed to be condensed H. M. S. Festal is anchored just off the wreck, as it were, with accumulated force, into a space of and has been endeavouring to pull her into deep about two hours on each occasion. water-though, if she succeeds, it may prove too deep for a vessel with a hole in her bows.
We have been favored with further particulars, and a copy of the Pinto's, Long, from which it appears that the storm was quite terrific It also appears that the Ship, left the harbour very deeply laden, having 4 months provisions ou board, being filled with coats below, with an additional quantity on deck.
Contact
The Typhoon is thought to have been local. and of limited extent only, the diameter not being greater probably than 100 miles There were se veral other, ships, unfortunately, overtaken by it. We understand the Harbour Master is endeavour- ing to collect their logs with a view to determine ns direction and extent This will also serve to prove how far Colonel Reid's theory is applicable, which as a scientific question is one of considers.
interest and importance. We trust that: Gentle. joan will favor as with the result of his eagairies. HI. C. STEAM VESSEL PLUTO Saturday
Left Hongkong at 6. on the 27th June, 1840 with
The first indication of an approaching storm de curred on Sunday evening the 2uth, when the Barometer then standing at 30 Inches, suddenly fell one tenth of an Inch, and at 4 o'clock in the Morn ing of Monday the 29th, the storm appears to have set in from the Eastward with rolence, increasing a fresh steady wind at ES E. steaming and sailing in fury until a little after noon, when it suddenly lalled, the Barometer beving filler in the mean Sunday. time the almost unprecedented extent of 21 hes s nearly-riz. to 27.58.
to the Southward, on Sunday the 28th at noon observed in Latitude 19° 49' N., bauled
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Captain, Mates, Midshipmen, Sargods,
Carpenter and Male, Boatswain and 2 Mates, Quarter Mastors, Sailmaker, Steward. Captain's Cook Ship's Cook & Baker, Butcher and Mate, Goopers,
Cuddy Servants, Capialas Servaut
Able Seamen, Fifer,
Ordinary Seamen and Boys, Apprentices,
1 85
20
In all 91 Persons.
(Cape of Good Hope Gazette, 17th April. 1×46}
JOLF,
SHIPPING INTELLIGENJA.
ARRIVALS.
3, Sri Singapura, Bissex, Singapore,
Warlock Bell Bombay
Mermaid, Gill, Macao
your
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3. H. M. S. Vestal, Captain Talbot to the assis.
tance of the Pluto, (not Chusan.)
4, Charles Grant, Ribson, Chusan.
4, Jaka Bull, Crawford, Chasen,
4, Bangalore, Aton, Whampoa. 4, Nemesia Des Whampoa.
wp S. by E. fine weather with a fresh wind a soD- est observed the Barometer fall one tenth (90) furled the Foretopsail, at 8 moderate and cloudy, midnight squally, Bar. 29° 68, carried away the main Gaff took the sail in, double reefed the Fore Bail, and slowed the Jibs, Split the ore stay sail, hauled it down and stowed at 14. x 29th all the sails stowed, Bat, 2006,
During this eight hours exposure to the fay of the elements, the ship although from her prostor construction, and buoyancy. She is representes to have behaved remarkably well, nevertheless su der ed very considerably, the violence of the Typhoon and the resistless impetuosity of the wares scary every thing before them. Buccessively carrying. way erery Sail, and almost every Spar, and the boats The seas sweeping over the decks, and carry 54' squally weather, washed away the First Cutter ing off all that was moreable, and much that we on the weather side, carrying with her the foremost drunken fellows appear to be getting worsci Nebictt the Chief Officer, (who received several that was fast to her, wind creasing to a Gale fixed; injuring several of the Crew, and also Me Davis Roughtree rail, Stauncheon, lashing and all
finally pouring into the Engine room, and stopping severe cuts, and contusions on the head, and the Engines.
The full continued for something less than art hour, and during the cessation every exertion was used to clear the wreck, the Engines being go to work, and the ship pumped dry. During the whole of this time the Bar remained about 27 55.
Monday,
the Foresnil
23. 26. Carpenters employed battening the Hatches with a heavy Sea and tremendous heavy rain rot the Starboard Cutter and Jolly Boat on deck; Ber. down, Ship pitching and laboring heavily, Gale still
and so long as their iniquities are glossed over by their Superiors, we cannot look for a reform. In the meantime, while they are plundering shopkeepers, the banditti who have located" themselves among us, fit out expeditions for a descent upon a village near Macao, which they plunder and carry the booty to Hongkong here it is disposed of | The police are aware that these men are living in the neighbourhood, and see them in the streets daily, but they are never interfered with. How is this? Bribery, fraud, collusion, and connivance at robbery and piracy, exist somewhere.
Were it not so, these robbers would be sent from the Island.. first Typhoon, seems now to have been completed, M. D
At o'clock the second part of the Typhoon came on, as was expected. but from the South West. the wind increasing in violence up to about 6 o'clock The destruction of whatever had been left after the when its fary appeared to have attained is maxsura
in the 12 or 13 hours during which the second storia raged; batches, bulworks, and gratings, being The Hongkong Cruiser has been in action carried away like so many straws, and at last the with three Juuks, who beat her off. The affair funnel and steam pipe, the fastenings of which had investigated by Mr. Pedder, and it is been previously loosened and drawn. The chasm that the depositions of the crew will which the fall of the Chimney, and consequent ref hed in the Mail on Thursday. The moral of the steam chest, caused in the cantre of the
pears to be, that the Junks were deck, reduced the ship to a trail
gay besels with opium on board, which was not lessened when peequent urchased at Cum-eng-moon, standing, and sliding Rudders were carried as hid not wish to be overhauled leaving the ship a perfectly unmanagable log on the
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intentions they were doubt
however, that they
water,
Most providentially the extreme violence of the Typhoon had by this time in some degree zbuted of
At IS MIDTE than
creasing, at the Inner Jit blew out of the Gast washed and blown away, at 10 the foremost dock kets to pieces, the after deck houses on both sides houses blew away, with a portion af the Paddle Boxes, and Native Cook house, the Ship pitching and rolling heavily, the En H. M. Barometer, gines scarcely moving round, Ship drifing WS.W, abog
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3 miles by the Lag per hour Carried eway the Iron Tiller in the round of the Rudder head, prepared lashings
of no use: at 11. Bet an falling as marked in the mar gin, tremendous Cale
a Cross Sea, laboring heat ship buoyant with no appearance of str
at noon nothing pisible for Foem, Rain, and spr the Rudder locking about very much. La Monday June 29th, by Account 18" 22 N., Longnud: 112, 18" 1
M. tremendous gales with rain and log over the Ship labouring and pitching ly; 12. 10 Typhoon blowing, Ship
Imon the identical vessels orobable, no one would have been deskunder, swept the decks forward of
rivateer Me are told attached to the crew of which bad not sufficient Three large Junks each
to tell the tale, and the fate of the Pluto, might have been shrouded in the same impenetrable mystery as
bat of the President,
Capt Airy, and his Officers, by whom he was ably seconded, however appear to have availed them and is careeres of every expedient that the most difference. For could
bring the shattere
at pod, and h Cities Fastby
w
Hencoops, Figure Head, Head other moveable, also injuring
the Foremas carried away abor rigging, carrying with it the Fer
all yard, and Fore yard, engine room to a dangerous
the Engines; at 12, 26 the Tv Engine to work and pamped Ship, and at the decks wind shuted to S., and meterS riczne, Ship on the starboar Tell in less than omil ant
4, Coquelle (Am) Eldridge, Shanghai. 5, Warlock, Jauncey Macho, Marden, Chape Shanghai. Cannata, Filson, Singapore 5, Surge, Purchasa, habot.
REPORTS.
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Lord Hungerford, Pigott, Chusen, to-day
ESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
Commander Clifford,
Master Commanding King. Master in charge Osmer, Store Ship.
Contes
der
(BxUy) Randsen
Ham. Bolan,
RESE
Robinson,
NB. Fackerage 3. Mathesoo and Co Farmer and Co
I Matheson and Co J. Matheson and Ko Macvicar and Co Dent and Co tacvicar and Co Crooke and Massey ounghusband and Co Murrow and Co Macvicar and Co Simtb hd Brimelo
Burd and Ca Pastau and Co
J. Matheson and Co
Turner and C÷
SHIPPING AT WEARPOL
Bell and Co
Bent and Co
ked (Danish fogate) Capt Steen Bille.
Daraut,
Harvey, Fusch
Hegan and Co Macvicar and Co
Willie
Compton
Co
J. Matheson and Co
R. H. Camajee and Co
Lindmy and Co Landsay and Co
Hangen
Leyaraan and Co
acdonald D. & M. Rustomjee and Co
Gilman and Co Turner and Co
Markesoo and Co
Boustead and Co
PF. Cama and Co
kim and Co
urner and Co Hedges
D. & M. Rustomjee and Co
Bent and Co
Gilman and Co
Fischer and Co Diram, Gray and Co