'TheChina Merchants' Company's steamer Fhoaiyuen, Captain Wilson, which arrived on the 4th inst,, reports having experienced gale of typhoon force on her cup from Hongkong. She left that port at noon on the 10th inst., and at 8 p.m. on the 11th British gunboat off Ocksou. She wriable winds to Tungying, when ell sot in from the eastward, barometer. AtS p.m. on the 12th, when off Namki, the wind had increased to a strong gale from the S.W.. and the sea was running high. She stood in and anchored in Bullock harbour, where found the China Navigation Compai Steatow also at anchor. At 8 p.m. the wind was blowing from the S.W. with hurricane force, and the barometer had fallen to 29,20. ' At 1 a.m. on the 13th the barometer had risen to 29.30, and the Garometer at 6 ae registering 29,60, alo from this time gradually abated, the Shortly afterwards the voyage was continued. A moderato 8.W. gale, with heavy rain-and confused sea, was experienced for the remainder of the passage, The ex-Hoppo of Canton, who is on his way to Poking, was a passenger on board, with hi suite, According to the Daily Press he had chartered the steamer for the voyage for the sum of $3,000. The Huwaiyuen, we hear, during the storm sustained som: damage to her deck works.
Tuesday morning three put into port dismasted, and the 8.8. Himalaya, which arrived from Tientain at five o'clock the same evening, report passing another vessel dismasted inside the Lightship.
One of the vessels that reached here on. Tuesday, as stated above, was the German three-masted schooner Freidrich, Ciptain Petersen, and she reports as follows:—Left Newchwang for Amoy on the 22nd July, with a cargo of beans, and until reaching the latitude of Shanghai experienced southerly winds and fine weather, On the 1th inst. a light northerly wind sprung up, which increased in force during that day and until 4 o'clock on the following morning, when all sail war made fast, and the ship was have-to, it being evident that a typhoon was upon us, The direction it took was from N. through W. and 8. to S.E., a tremendous sea running all the time. The lowest reading of a French barometer in the cabin was 72.30, and this was reached about 1.30 p.m., when a lull of about half an hour's duration took place. About two o'clock the storm commenced again and lasted until about five, when it began subside, The sea -smashed everything on deck, and we had to cut away the fore-exchange between the rate at which the mast, which took the main-mast and the dividend is declared and the current rate of Dowsprit with'it. 'The main-mast fell over the day, amount to $304,280.81, of which, the side of the vessel, and as the ship after taking our rebate on' bills not yet due rolled, its end broke through the deck in and remuneration to Directors, there remains several places, smashing the main hatches for appropriation $370,401.36.
From this sum, the Directors recommend and the pumps, and doing other damage. the payment of a dividend of one pound ten Arrived at Shanghai with 3 feet of water shillings sterling per share, which will absorb in the hold. $266,666.67. that came up the coast will show that the The following reports of three steamers The Directors recommend placing $100,000 to the credit of Reserve Fund, which will effects of the typhoon extended for some distance, The Friedrich, it would. coom, then stand at $1,900,000, and carrying forward the balan $3,734.69, to the credit must have been in the centro of it between of new Profit and Loss Account. one and two o'clock Auditors.—The Accounts have been audited The German steamer Prius Heinrich, by the Honourable Phineas Ryrie and Mr, Captain Hofmann, which arrived onthe 16th, A, P. McEwen, from Antwerp, via Hongkong, spoke the A. Molvzr, Chairman, German barque Er! Konig, inside the Light-Hongkong, 11th August, 1881. ship, with all three top-masts zone, wishing to receive assistance from Shanghai. The barque entered the harbour limits Inter in
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