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were drifted away to the Northward three degrees. On the J 7th, 

 made the land about Ganjam. On the 19th, passed Vizagapatam, 

 and were boarded by a catamaran, which informed me that four native 

 vessels had been wrecked at that place, and the " Indian Queen" put 

 to sea, leaving her Commander on shore. On the 20th, when steering 

 for J uggernathpooram roads, saw the coast strewed with wrecks of 

 native vessels, and passed 15 bodies of both men and women, and 

 lots of buffaloes. On the 21st came to an anchor in Juggernath- 

 pooram roads, and found the " Indian Queen" at an anchor, with the 

 loss of her foremast and bowsprit. 



THE LATE HURRICANE. 



Extract of a letter from Coringa, Nov. 24, 1839.—" Indian 

 Queen" outside. 



I have got the little finger of my right hand broken, so you 

 must not expect a long letter, as I can hardly hold the pen. I 

 put to sea last Saturday morning at 1 o'clock, as the weather looked 

 very threatening (in Vizagapatam roads) and at 9 o'clock a gale of wind 

 came on. At midnight we had our jolly boat washed away, pitched 

 away the bowsprit, the foremast followed it, and main and mizen top 

 masts. Both pumps choked, and the ship making water. When the 

 boat went, it knocked in one of the stern ports, and filled the cabins. 

 All hands baling ship and cabins with buckets ; and had one sea 

 come over us, we must have gone down. I assure you we have 

 had a complete hurricane, and it is God's mercy we ever were saved ; I 

 never expected it. When the gale abated, we were in 25 fms. muddy 

 water, and had it lasted another three hours, we should have been 

 snug on shore. Thank God we are safe. Did you but see the horri- 

 ble ravages the gale has committed at Coringa, you would be surprised ; 

 in fact it baffles all description. Every vessel in the river, and miles up, 

 are on shore and in the jungle, and all the vessels outside, with 

 the exception of seven, are all wrecked. Wrecks are lying about in 

 all directions : innumerable dead bodies of men, women, and bullocks. 

 Coringa is nearly washed away, Lighthouse, Flag-staff, and all. 

 Captain Pendygrass of the " Catherine," and Captain Marshall of the 

 iC Charles Dumergue," both drowned, with their mates and apprentices. 

 They were all on board the Dumergue at the time she broke adrift — 

 went up the country, sprung a leak an^ went down ; and I suspect 



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