'The mail steamer Sunda, Captain Edmund left Hongkong about 10 a.m, on Sunday, ti 12th September, with two first-class and five or six second-class passengers; 300 bales or Bis00 pioule of auger. All' went well until kagos of Manchester goods, and about
Tuesday morning, the 14th, when signs of very threatening weather appeared, and the Captain deemed it prudent to avoid the expected typhoon, by turning back, with a view shelter in Haitan Straits. About noon, to ay of all, the vessel struck on a rock, ped. Shortly after, a cry went aft that the vessel was going down by thie head. The boats were promptly ordered to be got ready, and they were rapidly filled with passengers and crew. It was then discovered that the water-tight compartments held, and that the sinking of the vessel was, at least for awhile, delayed. Then it was determined to go a-head and beach her, and most of the people returned to the steamer. Signals of distress were hoisted both and on the lighthouse at Turn: fortunately the mail steamer Geelong have in sight and came to the rescue; taking on Doard those who had remained in the boats and following the Sunda to render all requisite assistance. Tae position of the steamer a being beached, appeared to be secure, and it was intended that the crew and officers should remain on her, but s the tide fell, down went the stern, and the people had to quit her. The frab officer, however, remained on hoard, but the water rushing up to the wheel-house, the position becameviesperateand ho took to the rigging, and ultimately jumping overboard taken on board the Geelong. At night the native pirates swarmed over the unlucky Sunda, and stripped her of all they could. On "Wednesday, arrangements were made with two mandarin junks and a gunboat to tect the vessel, tho chief officer taking up is quarters on board a mandarin junk. On this day also, the steamer Douglas was sighted, and by her Captain Edmunds went 40 Foochow, The wails, passengers, and crow were saved by the Geelong, except four Chinese and three Malays who are missing. The steamer is on a sandy beach, and at tide her upper deck is covered, but at low Water the scuttles are about 6 inches above water. There appeared to be no leak abaft the main bunker, The most extraordinary part of the whole proceeding is, how, with the Captain leaving for Foochow from Turnabout Island on the 15th, no telegram had been received in Shanghai vid Amoy up to Saturday night.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.