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considerable damage. I am _ happy, however, to be able to add that in Honghong and its _ immediate waters no loss of life he

has been reported.

The destruction to the roads, trees, and plants in the Government Gardens and elsewhere has been very great, but the Public Buildings have not much suffered.

In the Harbor, with the

of one

exception of the capsiring. or two small Chinese craft, only two casualties occurred:

But I have, with great_ regret, to inform Your Lordship of the loss of the British Steamer

caught.

Poyang which was the typhoon while on her

in

voyage

to Macao. More than one hundred Chinese were drowned, and with

them the Master, Robert Carroll'

who was a

-general favourite both in HongKong and Macao, the Chieftrate_ Drummond- and some Portuguese. Jenclose copies of the Reports of

the Surveyor General, the Harbor Master; the Captain Superintendent of Police,

a

cutting from one of the local.

Newspapers

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship's

accounts received this ming from Macas warrant Hope that is none persons

heen fanek.

He

My Lord.

most Obedient humble Servant,

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