A letter received by a resident, from the French gunboat Dry, was shown me yesterday. The Dry has safely navigated the ¥ehtan, which is described as very furious and dangerous at this time of year. The but she managed it, and that vs the great Dry had difficulty in getting up the Rapid,
point.
The Kinsha is reported in the same letter to have failed in the attempt and to have narrowly escaped being wrecked, Her machinery has been damaged and she will thus be delayed quite awhile. We in Ichang are all very sorry to hear of her mishap. After having safely navigated the Rapids twice last year woe do not want her to fail now.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.