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The ApolUne from Tutacorin had severe gales about 70 miles outside the 

 Ladrones on the 27th and 28th, but suffered no damage. 



The Stephen Lurman put back having experienced a severe typhoon off Braco 

 Point. It commenced on the night of the 26th and continued until the morn- 

 ing of the 29th. The vessel was twenty-six hours under bare poles, and was 

 at one time within three miles of the land on a lee shore, but fortunately the 

 danger was discovered in time to wear. There was a very high turbulent sea. 

 She sprung her mainmast and lost some sails. During the height of the gale 

 she had three feet water in her hold. 



It is remarkable that in the storm experienced by the Aqua Marine* the wind 

 went round with the sun. In the case of the Stephen Lurman, it went round 

 against the sun. 



The Amazon encountered a severe gale which commenced on the 25th and 

 lasted until the 28th September. She was then in between 19 and 21 degrees of 

 N. Lat. and 116° and 117° E. Long. On the 27th the vessel was nearly under 

 water. To ease her the mizen-mast and fore top-mast were cut away, the guns 

 and all the deck lumber thrown overboard. 



fThe Don Juan, 28th September, at 10 p. m., lost main-mast off Amoy, the 

 weight of the breeze lasted 12 hours, and shifted from S. S. E. to N. N. W. 



Kestrel, from Lombok, has also been much crippled. 



The H. M. T. S. Sapphire, reports the Admiral with part of the Squadron 

 still at Chusan. 



The H. M. Schooner Young Hebe, put back into Amoy, having lost two 

 anchors in the gale of 28th and 29th ultimo. — Overland Friend of China. 



Remarks. 

 It would appear from this valuable note of the Mischief's log, which 

 Capt. White has been good enough to render as perfect as possible for 

 me, that the Cyclone had fairly commenced with her from the N. W. 

 about noon of the 24th, though her Barometer was still as high as 

 29.94 at 10.30 a. m., hut this has occurred before in the China Sea, 

 and it even has remained high throughout the whole of a severe and 

 undoubted Tyfoon Cyclone. J At this time then, noon 24th, we may 

 allow the centre of the Mischief's Cyclone to have been bearing N. E. 

 of her, and at no great distance, since by daylight on the following day it 



* I shall notice this vessel's storm separately. 



f Appoline is probably meant here, and the ships were on different sides of the 

 track of the Cyclone. 



% See fith Memoir, Journal Asiatic Society, Vol. XI. p. 690, remarks on the 

 Ariel's Barometer. 



