The Daily Pres makes the following statement, on reliable authority, respecting the French brig H.
Tt appears that the brig H. L., Capt. Blanchet, left Hongkong on the 17th October for Chefoo, with a veneral cargo, and a crew, including the captain, of ten, eight of whom were Europeans and the remaining two a Chinese cook and boy. On Tuesday last (Ist Dec.) one of the ere, an Englishan, Joseph Gridley, arrived in Hongkong from Macao, together with the Vice-Consul for Franco at that port. Gridley, we are informed, stated to the French Consul here that eleven days alter in departure from Hongkong, when a jo to the North of the Philippine Islands, between midnight and 4 a.m., the mate called out, "All hands aft," to look after the captain, who was missing. A search was made but proved unsuccessful. The mate accordingly took command and decided upon making for Manila, but was unable to do so, and accordingly made for Hongkong, by the aus of information from junkmen, who indicated the direction int which to steer. They were drifted by currents to the South of Tienpak, between the island of Nowchow and Sandy Banks, near Quan-chow-wan, They followed a junk and passed through narrow channel which led them into a
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