We have received further particulars regarding the typhoon in the neighborhood of Keelung by the Leven, which returned from the wreck of the Laptek Tuesday. Captain Brand, of the cee, reports having arrived at the wreck on' the 16th ultimo, when the salvage party who met with such an unfortunate end were at work. The Leven, finding that the captain and crew of the Laptek were in Keelung, steamed down there, seven miles distant, arriving at 3 in the afternoon of the 16th. On Friday, a light northeast wind began to blow, with dirty weath heavy northeast squalls set in, was every appearance of bad weather at hand. The barometer stood at 30.10 at 6 a.m, on the 17th, and ranged as follows till'9 p.m, on the 18th After 10 a.m, of 18th took no observation, the weather being fine and Bar, steady at 29.80. At 6 p.m. on the 17th, there was every indication of the storm approaching, long rolling squalls breaking furiously, the wind "rising rapidly. At1O p.m, it blow a heavy gale; midnight atement of the storm, and with the addition of heary rain. At1a.m. on the 18th, the Leven got up steam and let go the second anchor; 2 to 4 a.m., blowing a very hard gale—a hurricane at times, At same hour a large junk parted her cable was wrecked on shore; by daylight she had broken up into small pieces, th beach all round being strewed with wreck, One man belonging to her was drowned, Capt. Brand gives particulars of the sad catastrophe at the Laptek, which was recounted in outissue of last Saturday. His statement explains how those on shore came to know of the accident to Mr. Greig, which preceded and perhaps led to that gentleman's death. After Mr. Greig had visited the galley where the men had taken refuge, and had his wrist broken by the slamming of the door, two of the men stripped and jumped overboard, preferring to take the chance of saving themselves by swimming to that of remaining on the wreck. They reached the shore in safety, and were the last that came ashore alive.
The Leven left Keelung on Saturday the 25th, and had heavy north-east squalls until past the Heishan Islands. At 6 of the 26th she reports that in Lat.
26° 20' N., Long. 121° 36' E., passed a vessel's with yards attached, and hoops on the mast," the whole inted yellow or stone colour. The mast had evidently been cut away. Those on board the Leven supposed it to have belonged to the Chinese gunboat Fo-paw, the vessel which the Chinese alleged was lost by collision with a Japanese gunboat, and which was missing when the Leven left Keelung. It has since transpired that the Fo-pau arrived in safety at Foochow prior to the departure of the Tchen-Hang, Chinese transport, now in Shanghai. Capt. Brand of the Leven reports that on th evening of the 26th, and about 20 miles N.N.E,, off the Heishan Islands, he passed seven chests of tea, all of which were matted. On account of a fresh wind coming on he did not stop to pick them up.
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