CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 222

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A schooner, the property of Me

Delmas on shore at Circular Buildings,

8.

West, greatly damaged.

A schooner, the property of

Suagar, totally wrecked

9.

on the beach westward.

I lorcha, the property of Mr Jenkins,

broken up at the same place.

10.

A large cutter, the property of M=

Framjee, on shore eastward.

Also several lorchas, pleasure boats, te, totally wrecked, the property of Europeans, and about thirty belonging to Chinese, completely wrecked. Several Chinese boats

and it is

feared that

were capsized

- many have been drowned,

but at present it has been impracticable to ascertain the particulars.

In addition to much trifling damage on shore, the following has been observed:

A pier or jetty

"Peard's house carried away.

A house

in rear

of Mr.

on the water-side near West.

Market blown down.

A wall and out-house in rear

Chinam's Hong,

blown down.

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of

And several wooden houses in rear

of the East, Central, and West Markets, allo the Lower Bazaar, blown down! I have, te,

(Signed). Charles May,

Superintendent of Police!

Examined

(Signed) C. B. Hillier,

Off& Chief. Magistrate

(Smalopy)

Colonial Secretary

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