FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE EXTRA.
The arrivals from America and India induces us to issue a slip in anticipation of our paper of Saturday.
The Howqua puts us in possession of New
to the York papers
VICTOTIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18T, 1846.
upon deck he found that the ship was on fire on the gun deck, close to the main hatch, but this owing to the excellent arrangements of
of Captain Fraser and his officers, well seconded by the exertions of the
DREADFUL HURRICANE.
We issued the following extra yesterday morn ing:
of April, so that she crew, (Chinamen and lascars) was speedily g melancholy intelligence, by a Delhi Gazette Extra
under. ̈
Shortly after this it was discovered that the vessel was also on fire forward close to the chess-trees-
We have this moment received the following of the 24th instant.
"As it is desirable that our contemporaries should
Ann from Shang- and the deck was immediately scuttled to allow or obtain correct information of a most calamitous BC-
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cannot have been more than 87 days in making
The
sailed for Can the passage.
She ton on the 2nd April. hai on the 28th of March and was only seven days in port. The Heber from Canton arrived on the 28th March.
The American papers The senate was political news. contain no still engaged with the Oregon question. The Ann McKim's cargo was sold by auction and realised the following prices:--
By L. M. Hoffman & Co. TRAS.-Imported in the Ann McKim, from Shanghai. Terms 6 months.
Hyson-40 boxes $1.12, 9 do 1.45, 9 do 77, 17 do 671. 19 do 62, 24 half chests 70 44 do 70% 120 do 69, 89 do 70, 80 do 611, 16 do 59 cents.
Young Hyson-4 cases each 4 boxes $1,08; 52 boxes $1,03, 764 do 63 a 631, 420 do 634, 195 half chests 65, 40 do 601, 115 do 65, 40 do 60 194 do 60, 116 do 591, 174 do 59, 75 do 574. 105 do 57, 10 do 56 23 do 554, 174 do 54, 223 do 534, 50 do 53, 106 do 62, 304 do 51, 183 do 51, 50 do 504, 143 do 50, 33 do 474, 52 do 451 154 do 13, 70 do 42, 150 do 40. 90 do 39, 40 do 38, 94 do
and 49 half chests withdrawn.
25 do
Gunpowder-43 half chests 80: 29 do 77, 71 29 do and 480 bxs. 71,91 do 70, 5 do 61, 12 do 67, 44 do 664, 18 do 66, 6 do 641, 60 do 64, 29 do 631, 73 do 63, 40 do 62, 79 do 45, 20 boxes $1.52, 184 do 72 cents,
Imperial-5 half chests 781, 32 do 75, 19 do 74 7 do 70, 7 do 684 10 do 65,
10 do 65, 31 do 65, 312 box 80 / 13 do 663
71 cents Twankay-40 hf. chests 53, 93 do 371, 6 do
33340504,000 251, 37 chests 284.
Hyson Skin-41 half chests 62 cents, 10 chests 45, 57 do 41, 51 half chests 41, 9 do 354, 24 chests 32, 30 do 29, 30 do
30 do 231, 69 chests withdrawn. Pouchong-10 chests 75 cents. Oulong Pouchong-20 half chests 56, 10 do 55, 175 do 274, 279 boxes 211.
Ningyong-100 half chests 40 cents. Koken-32 half chests 35, 64 do 34 cents. Souchong-100 chests 211, 120 do 21, 100 do 20, Congou-300 chests 21, 100 do 19, 284 do 131c 683 half chests Young Hyson, per Rainbow, #1 a 28 cents.
By the Anonyma our file of Calcutta papers is brought down to the 2nd June, Singapore pa pers to the
of the same month, and Cape papers to the 10th of April. We have made a few selections from these Journals.
From the Straits Times we observe that the Arratoon Apcar from China arrived at Calcutta on the 3rd of June.
The Semaphore Report of Thursday evening an nounced the loss by fire of the Ship Bombay Carde, off Saugor Anchoring Buoy, of which melancholy occurrence we are now enabled to give the following account with which we have been obligingly favour ed by a gentleman who was on board:
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water being poured upon the burning part.
All exertions were used to subdue the fire, but the lascars became so abrmed at the progress of the flames that the control exercised by the offices was much weakened, though they continued to exert themselves in every manner that could be looked for from British sailors. Seeing how desperate all endeavours to save the ship must prove, as the flames were rushing through the main Latchway- the Capt. ordered one of the quarterboats to the launched, and the women and childern put on board. Thanks to the excellent arrangements which had previously furnished the boats with oars, rudder, &c., &c., this was done with comparatively little difficulty, and the boat safely delivered her freight on board the Ellen of London, which was with several other vessels anchorned near the
mbire spot the Bombay Castle was lying.
Almost immediately after the boat had left the vessel the lascars who were in the fore part of the ship. (communication with the stern being by this time cut off by the flames) launched the jolly boat over the bows-but she was almost immediately swamped by the rush made to get on boar her. Others attempted to get away on spars and such
cident at Loodheeanah, we deem it right to circulate, for their information, the following brief account of the facts, leaving more detailed accounts for Wed- nesday's issue: - On the afternoon of the 20th ins- tant, a fearful storm passed over the station, and during the same the violence of the wind became so tremendous that in less than five minutes the whole of the Barrack of Her Majesty's 50th Foot,thogeter with the hospital, were levelled with the ground, burying man, woman and child in the ruins. is quite, wonderful any of the poor creatures escaped, but the loss of life and the number of wounded is distressing in the extreme." Of the truth of this re- mark, the following frightful return will afford the most melancholy evidence:-
" It
KILLED
-One Serjeant, Three Corporals, One Drummer, Forty-five Privates, Fourteen Women, Twenty Children-Total.-84 !
WOUNDED - Three Serjeants, Five Corporals, One hundred and eighteen Privates, Four Women, and Five Children. Total.-135!
STILL MISSING. Four privates.
We
The loss of life in the villages adjoining Loo- dheeanah is said to have been very great. shall have remarks to make on this painful subject on Wednesday.
Calcutta, 2nd June, 1846.
rafts as individuals on the spur of the moment could frame-and it is to be feared that many, if not most, of these perished, but the number had not, when I left the spot, been ascertained. Signals of distress THE MONEY MARKET has experienced a had been made as soon as the fire forward was
serious change since our issue of 9th ultimo; at that discovered, and those of the vessels near at hand who date we noticed appearances of improvement aris. had boats ready for the emergency, sent them to aiding from considerable supplies of bullion and specie in bringing off the people.
The Cove sent two boats, and the Duke one for the purpose, and were the means of saving many lives by their exertions, Captain Fraser and some of his officers remained on board till the deck was burning beneath their feet and quitted the vessel only when every one that could be removed had been duly cared for. It is impossible to say too much of their self devotion and gallantry throughout.
Me. Childs the pilot, with his leaderman Mr Smyth, thewed themselves as cool, zealous and energand as men could possibly be Mr Childs who left the vessel in the first boat, immediately on re- aching the Ellen called for a volunteer crew of Bri- tish Stilors, which was instantly furnished from the gallant fellows on board-and turned with them to aid in bringing away the people from the burning
Every hospitality and attention were shewn to the sufferere by the vessels which received them-but when were these wanting from British Sailor to dis-
Tress
The Bombay Castle at 2 A M. was one mass of fame and at a quarter past three the masts feel in succession over the side and drifted from her anchors down upon the Gasper land. Shortly before taking the ground she blew up-the explosion destroying about of the vessel-what remained of her con- tinued to burn till day light when I came away.
Nothing has been saved beyond the clothes which each Turriedly put on when the alarm of fire was
the Ship's papers and a few instruments which Capt. Fraser brought away alone excepted.
Ladere been enabled to proceed to sea, which the weather prevented, nothing humanly could have saved us, but it pleased God to be overtaken by the misfortune where hand, and we have every reason to be Him who has preserved so many lives
Having just arrived from Songor on the Ion Steamer, 1 address you with a view to a tree state- ment of facts, relative to the loss of Ship Bomba Castle, which was destroyed by fire oil Sauger Point this morning, being made public, and some thing like justice done to the exertions of Capain Fraser, and his officers at the same time that the loss of vessel is made known. The first alarm of fire was given at about quarter to twelve on the night of the 27th, (Wednesday), and upon coming ander such awful circumstance."-Cal. Star, May 30,
from China and the eastward, and from remittances in bills from home and elsewhere; but circum- stances followed to disappoint expectations; the res pectable house of Tulloch & Co, which had stood for nearly seventy years, closed under severe pres sure on the 19th, and some failures in the burzar, chiefly amongst Opium speculators have occasioned distrust, and have so seriously affected confidence that loans and discounts have become almost im-
terms; the Banks also have contracted their opera practicable excepting on the most extortionate tions and refuse loans on actual property; within The last two or three days however the market has been more calm, and it is to be hoped that a favor- able change may be whortly induced; it is reported that upwards of 35.00.000 of Rupees are shortly expected from the Northwest provinces by steamers from Allahabad. Ibid.
We understand that H. E. the Admiral in the Agincourt, accompanied by H.M.S. Royalist, Ring- dove and H. M. Steamer Spiteful proceed to Borneo Proper to-morrow, to inflict summary vengeance on | H. H. the Sultan. The A. C. Steamer Phlegethon accompanies the expedition. - Straits Times, June 17.
We understand that on the evening of Saturday last there wasa mutiny amongst the Seamen on board H. M. S. Agincourt arsing from some misapprehen- ion as to the nature of the duties which required Jack from enjoying uninterruptedly his mess! On Sonday afternoon there was a Court Martial on board the Agincourt, with reference to the mutiny, the result of which did not transpire. — Ibid.
It is reported that H. M. S. Samarang has receiv ed orders to proceed to Bally Lombock to afford
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