Politically there is no news to give you today from Tong gh you way possibly have, hoard something further of.b:
0 fresh difficul! between the French and Chinese Governments on account of it, It la said here that ill awaiting instructions from Paria, On the ufteru 8th inst, we experienced a here, which lias done terrible damage all over Tonquin, Nothing definite can yet do atated as to the loss in the country, but j uy laden with mor-lost, and no doubt a great many lives with them. The river steamer Sontay was much damaged and nearly foundered, only saving herself by jettisoning half her cargo, consisting of Yovernment stores.
Here in Haiphong some brick houses wore badly damaged, and of course all bamboo structures suffered immensely as usual, many being simply blown away. also saw several barracks, whi mote exposed than some building blown down, and the soldiers mu had a nice' time of it, especially wi the heavy downpour of rain, which I estimated at not less than 12 inches during the 8th and 9th instant, Full particulars of the destruction ud lose occasioned at Hanoi, wid other inland tot you more fully by next ateamer.—Daily Press Cor.
Haiphong, 12th July.
I have to inform you that " typhoon of groat force and severity hes swept over this place. Although it had been predicted that this year would not pass without such a-visitation, and warnings have appeared in the. Press, yet when- the storm came instant it found us all fied by such built of stone or brick can easily be uumdered, o typhoon naturally produces, most To proceed to details, however.
At about one o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th the first in of th ~bempest. were.felt,, and. the native. bos population, who' are little acctiatomed to such rapid changes in the weather, began to make preparations for: their greater security, by lashing their craft side by side 80 as to-present the least resistance to the: storm, "Ihe foreign vessels in-port got up steam snd made every preparation to meet the gale.- From one 'o'clock to seven the' storm was not very strong, but after that hour its fury became very great, and no one could stand against it. All who; could -do so, retreated. indoors-and made their doors and windows as fast as they could. Before long the roofs of many houses were carried away, and the river, now rapidly rising, entered maw houses, it g the people with the fear that wouldbedrowned. All the Anuami itt ar the river (usually ducted of straw and mats) were speedily swept away by the gale, and the materials carried off by the flood, The. wind now changed from one direction to another with inconceivable dity, and the task of protecting houses or property became very trying. The larger part of the houses was blown down, and what was not blown away by the wind was ruined by the water.
soldiers in hospital had to be rer ed to the officers' quarters, their own building being swamped with the floods and the rain, All the blockhouses have been enti destroyed, but the heaviest loss has sustained in the provision magazines, which had their roofs blown off, and s large quantity of the stores hopelessly spoiled by the water, The floating fire engine With five men. on board has not been seen ince the tempest, and no news of it had 1 received up to the time of posting Several jane loaded with telegrethe completely destroy; avy losses have been sustained commercial community. Messrs, Ca. had a new building Inid 'A large house of several floors Marty was partly demolupposed that four Annamites are atill buried under the ruins, A man was got out with both logs broken. 'Th houses more or less damaged wei of Messrs. Imbert & Chesnay, ne the river, Messrs. Vidal, M. Dupont, M. Reynaud, Mrs. Unrbonel, and many others, 'The proprietor of the Grand Restaurant, 'MIN. Gassior, opposite to M. Marty' house, was fortunate enough for his premises to escape without receiving any damage from the fall of that b F G kindly received the wounded Ani to his house when first got out of the ruins. A soldier named Martiont and sailor named Casson made every effort to extricate the men buried under a house, and deserve grent credit ined by the town of serious, but as yet much less can an accurate account of them. I can only hope that the French Go at will come to the relief of the sufferers in a try already impoveri: by war ani jurbances.—Daily Press Cor.
Haiphong, 10th July.
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