Appoidiw D. 493 



" The typhoon which visited Canton so severely also committed great 

 ravages at the port of Macao. The loss of life was very great. Many 

 junks were sunk or driven ashore, and their crews drowned. The CJulo, a 

 British ship engaged in the rice trade, went ashore, and is a total wreck ; 

 and another vessel was also reported lost. The wharves have suffered 

 severely, and houses were blown down. A letter, dated 28th July, 

 says : — * Yesterday morning a very strong typhoon did a great deal of 

 damage here. The new sea wall on the Pi'aia Grande stood it well, 

 except in one place ; but the old one, which has stood so many typhoons 

 before, is now nearly entirely broken down ; also Messrs. De Mello and 

 Co.'s wharf. Some house's have come down, and trees on the Praia and 

 other places have lost nearly all their branches. The British barque 

 Chilo got ashore outside, and has parted amidships ; about 100 piculs 

 copper cash have been saved from her cargo. The steamer Sijce is 

 ashore in the inner harbour, but without damage. A good many junks 

 and boats have capsized or been dismasted, and a great many lives lost. 

 The appearance of the Praia Grande after the typhoon was really as- 

 tonishing. We had a very short notice or indication of a typhoon. On 

 Saturday night the wind commenced to blow from N.E., but not before 

 Sunday morning, about a qiiarter past four, did the barometer go down, 

 and it stood at 8 a.m. at 28.60 ; thermometer 81. At about 10 a.m. it 

 was blowing hardest from S.W., and caused the greatest damage.' " 



