From THR "Norra-Cuva Datty News" or Avcust 27, 1877 Up to six o'clock last evening twenty-one persons had taken tickets to go to Pootoo by the Kiangteen. As this is the last trip of the season, no doubt more names will be added to the list to-day.
Our Newchwang correspondent writes, on August 15, H.M.S, Lapwing arrived last night, but is off again to-day to Tientsin, without much commun ion, as cholera has visited the shipping. So far only 4 or 5 deaths have occurred, and not one foreign resident has been attacked. The natives have had an awful "scare" during the last ten days. Now, there is much less sickness, but the commander of the Lapwing is quite right not to risk a calamity, however much we may regret his departure, The Adela was sold for Tis, 3,200, a magnificent price for her—to be broken up or not, we know not.
The Herald says all accounts concur in pronouncing the late gale to have been one of the most severe—short of a cyclone—ever experienced on the China coast. At the Pescawhere a number of vessels found the barometer was as low at one time Very few casualties, however, are reported.
During the gale a number of native vessels went ashore near Quang-tao:
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