The Indo-China steamer Canton, which arrived here on the 13th inst, from Hongay with a cargo of coal, encountered the typhoon just as she sighted Gap Rock Lighthouse, and was unable to make the port from want of sea room. Tunderstand that the.deck was swept nearly clea, the saloon and chart room being partly destroyed and one of the boats curried array. The captain lost nearly all his personal effects. There will be a stiff bill for repairs.
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