By the kindness of Captain Wynn, of th Niigata Maru, the China Mail has bee wed with particulars of the typhoon ienced by that vessel on the voyage from: Kobe to Hongkong. The Niigata Marx left Kobe on the 9th of August, and had fine weather up to: tho evening of the Lith, when it bogan to assume a threatening appearance. At 1 a.m. on Friday the wind increased, and the foretopsail. was taken in, During the next fow hours the.galo gradually grew more violent, a high irregular sea running, in which the ship Inboured heavily. By 10 a.m. a hurricane was blowing, the engines had to be slowed down, and the ship's head put up to the It continued to blow with terrible violence for the next eleven hours, a thick rain, which obscured everything at s distance of half the ship's length, adding to the awfulness of the scene. The sea, which was fearfully high, deck continually from every splendid qualities italily have gone to the bottom. During this period the port boat was carried away, taking the davits, which were 3 inches thick, and everything, else connected with it. The foresail, which had been refed before the gale had attained its utmost fury, was blown piece by piece out of its lashings. The bridge canvas was also; blown away, and other don Everyroom was washed out, and the Captain remarked that after the gale had moderated it reminded him strongly of rag-fair, ses every one collecting the scattered remnants of clothing which had been left. Just as the glass had begun to rise a tremendous sea took her broadside, and Knocked her almost on her hea ends; the cargo shifted; and when they endea youred to get the ship cleared of water by means of the pumps, these, owing to the ashes from the fires and' other matter getting into them, were choked up, and Ultimately the fires were extinguished by the water. For some hours hey lay at the mercy of the waves. At last steam was got up in the two weather boilers (the lee ones still being under water), and al Shanghai, 23rd August, Before R. A. Mowat, Exq., Actiyg Chief and Respondeut) versus
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