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22nd May. — a. m. wind N. W. p. m. W. N. W. and West at 

 midnight ; strong gales throughout ; and heavy swell from the Eastward. 

 Barometer 29.3. 



23c? May.— Winds West, W. S. W„ S. W. and finally S. S. W. mo- 

 derating at 6 a. m. to clear weather. Barometer a. m. 29.4 and p. m. 

 29.5. Strong swell from the Eastward a. m. which is noted as going 

 down about noon. 



Coringa. — On the night of the 22d May, the French Barque Joseph 

 et Victor, Captain Honey, 360 tons, belonging to Messrs. La For- 

 que and Co. of Nantes; bound from Bourbon to Calcutta with a car- 

 go of 1000 bags of Cloves and a good deal of Specie, was driven on 

 shore to the Southward of the Coringa Light House. About 700 bags 

 of Cloves have been saved as well as the crew and passengers ; it was 

 believed that much more property would be rescued. On the same 

 day the Native Brig Hamsamalah of Chittagong, laden with a cargo 

 of salt, was driven ashore 12 miles to the Northward of Coringa, one 

 man lost. On the 26th the Lord Elphinstone> Capt. Crawford, bound 

 from Madras to Vizagapatam, put in at Coringa in distress — she 

 had lost topsail yards and all her sails in the gale which set in from 

 N. E., veering to E. S. E. and blowing a furious hurricane from 

 S. S. E. 



The Amelia Thompson foundered at Sea about 80 miles E. by N. of 

 Madras on Tuesday morning the 23d ultimo at 6 a. m. Part of the 

 crew, consisting of the Captain and 15 men, have been saved, having 

 been in open boats from Tuesday morning until Friday morning, when 

 they were picked up by a native vessel, on board of which they were 

 treated with great kindness, and they ultimately landed at Coringa on 

 Monday last. The remaining portion of the crew, seven in number, 

 have met with a watery grave. 



Effect of the Recent Gale in the Interior.—- As we had feared would 

 be the case, we regret to say that accounts are daily being received 

 from the interior of the loss of life and property from the recent gale 

 and heavy fall of rain with which it was accompanied — Villages had 

 been swept away and property destroyed to a very large amount, in 

 value, as well in building, as in cattle and grain, &c. &c. and in addi- 

 tion we regret much to add, the loss of human life. — The following 

 extract from the Spectator tells a serious tale of disasters. 



