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the air was filled with salt spray. Fortunately, the greater part of the 

 rice crop in this vicinity had been harvested. 



Captain Fraser, of the Good Success, in a letter dated 24th July, 

 says, that on Thursday 22d, blowing strong from the S. S. E. they 

 picked up a Portuguese, from whom they learned that he had belonged 

 to the Rose, from the East Coast to Macao, which had foundered 

 about three days before, at noon. Grand Ladrone, bearing N. i E. 29 

 miles, hove to and saved the crew of a junk. In the late severe 

 weather we had not a tyfoon, being well to the Southward, but a 

 heavy gale from S. W. with a tremendous sea. 



The Louisa Cutter, bound to Hong Kong from Macao, left on 

 20th July, and at 10 p. m. the wind freshened till after midnight. 

 On the 21st at daylight, it was blowing a gale from N. W. to N. N. W. 

 By 3 p. m. the wind had veered to E. and S. E., and she was 

 totally wrecked on the islands on the Western shore of the river. The 

 Commodore and H. B. M. Commissioner, Mr. Elliott, who were pas- 

 sengers, narrowly escaped with their lives. 



The ship Ruby on 15th July, 1841, was lying in Shih-poo har- 

 bour, on the East Coast of China, latitude 29° 2' N., longitude 121° 40' 

 E. and had on that day at daylight Barometer falling. At 10, wind 

 veering from N. E. to N. W. with heavy rain and a strong swell 

 setting into the harbour. Made preparations for bad weather. Noon 

 Barometer still falling, having sunk since the preceding evening from 

 29. 80 to 29.20. p. m. weather finer, and at midnight quite fine and 

 glass rising. 



Abstract of the Log of the Brig Kitty, Captain Willie, lying in 

 Hong Kong Harbour, civil time, 



20th July, 1841. — Latterly light breezes, dark cloudy weather, and 

 threatening appearance. 



2)st July. — Begins with the same. At lh. 30m. strong gusts of 

 wind from the Northward, with lightning in the West. Prepared 

 for a tyfoon, wind N. N. Easterly, Barometer having fallen from 29. 60 

 to 29.40. At 6h. 30m., heavy gusts from N. N. E. with rain, a tyfoon 

 evidently approaching. Let go the best bower and veered to 90 fathoms. 

 At 10 a. m., Barometer 29. 10, blowing a furious hurricane from the 



