Ida, arrived here yesterday (7th), from Ma-ulla, and reported the total loss of hia vessel on the 29th August, on a reef improperly marked on his chart, when entering the port of Cebu, Philipines. The chart was French one, dated 1863, and corrected to 1869. After the vessel struck, bear-in were taken, Cebu bearing N.N.W. W., and S.E, end of Mactan N.E. by After getting aground, signals were made and guns fired to attract the attention of two Spanish men of war at anchor about three miles distant, but without effect, A boat belonging to the Swiftsure was, however, manned by a few English gevtlomen, who put off to the stranded vessel, and rendered all the in thei power, but it was im lo to got the ship afloat, and she became a total loss. She was laden with a cargo of rice from Saigon, only a small portion of which, we learn, has been saved. The crew have, we understand, been sent to Hongkong.
A bent with seven shipwrecked sailors arrived at Townsville on the 20th Sept. with the 2nd officer in charge, who report that the ship Guinevere, of London, bound from Melbourne to Manila, was lost on the Ath Sept., on Pocklington reef, Now Guinea,' Piiroe boats containing all hands (25), left in company, but soon parted One boat with five men arrived at Towns jo on the lst instant; the third boat with the Captain, chief officer, and ten men, was still missing. They say none on board were aware that there was any Sotttlement north of Port Denison, and were proceeding southward when' they discovered the lighthouse at Cape Bowling Green, lauded there, and were directed to Townaville, and the Jeddah was requested to keep a look out for the missing boat, Up to the 26th September, the date of departure of the Jeddah, no further news lind been received in Somerset regarding the boat.
'A fine specimen of a boa constrictor was this afternoon, 10th, brought into town from Gaylang, having been caught alive by some Chinamen, while in n torpid atate after gorging himself. He mensured about 18 feet in length. This is the second large boa that has been caught hero within a twelvemonth. The former one measured twenty-five feet, and was captured after swallowing a pig weighing about a hundredweight. The captors offered this one for sale, asking $20 for him, and, failing a purchaser, declared their intention of cutting him up and selling the meat, which is eagerly bought by Chinamen,
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