The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

THE CYCLONE AT CALCUTTA.

CALCUTTA, Oat. 4.

The 0 nangondy took the ground in Garden Reach
on the 12th of September, but got off and proceeded.
The;City of Ningpo touched the ground on the 25th
of September at the Lower Channel, while in tow,
but came off in half an hour and proceeded. The
lehanghier took the ground while in tow of a
steamer off Hull Point, but proceeded. The Calumet
and the Shah Alum have lost an anchor. The Cli-
mandee, from Reunion, which arrived here the 16th
of August, has been sold for 5,000 rupees, and resold
fcr 2,500 rupees. The Lord Clyde, going down in
tow of a steamer, touched the ground on Gaspar
Ear on the 29th of September.

Oct. 6.
The following is a report of the damage done by
the cyclone yesterday, and of the present position of
the shipping in the Hooghly as far as ascertained:—
Ships totally lost—The Loochoo Azemia, master
drowned—the Lady Franklin, nearly all hands
drowned—the Lady Rawlinson; nearly all hands
dro esned—the Vespasian, the Ville de St. Denis,
and the Govindpora.
The Sarah and Emma was at Garden Reach with
pilot on board ;no tidings of her. The Victoria
Bridge, high and dry on river bank at Cossipore;
considerable damage to hull, spars, and rigging, and
loss of anchors. The Astronomer totally dismasted,
but the hull, excepting bulwarks, apparently all
right. The Hippolyta apparently sustained little or
no damage. The Collingwood ashore on the left
bank of the river; spars nearly all gone, but other-
wise not much damaged. The City of Paris, fore%
mast, chain plate, two anchors, and 180 fathoms of
chain carried away, windlass cut up, and lower
part of hull slightly damaged ; will have to dis-
charge on shore at Cossipore. The Chevy Chase in
dock apparently all right. The Simla on shore at
Cossipore, lost three royal-masts, flying jibboom,
epankerboom, and gaff, upper works badly damaged,
hull apparently little damaged. The Mooresfort,
aground at Goosery ; mainmast and foremast had
gone, must be lightened. The Hanover, on the
Goosery Sands, in a very bad state. The Seahorse,
on Seebpore Sands, very much damaged. The Ann
Rogden, on shore at Cossipore, 9 feat of water in
her hold. The Latona on shore on the right bank of
the river, stern knocked out. The Winchester on
shore at Cossipore, probably not in immediate
danger. The Hampden on shore above the Mint;
lower yards, maintopmast, and foretopgallant masts
carried away; hull above water damaged, but ship
apparently not strained, on soft ground, and making
no water. The Manilla, off the Burning Ghat, will
come cff on the flood ; lost three topmasts, and top.
gallant mast cut down to water's edge, and other
damage ; hull damaged above water, but ship quite
tight and not strained, The Alaric Thickstone, on
shore astern, but afloat forward at low water, suss
tained some damage, but apparently not strained—
salt laden. The Ann (country ship) in dock, had all
her masts blown out. The Tinto, in dock, fallen
over, may be recovered. The Southampton almost a
wreck. The Midas badly damaged. The Bolton Abs
bey, damage uncertain, but probably considerable.
The Clytemnestra, damage uncertain, but probably
considerable. The Gustave and Louis high and dry
at Princep'a Ghat, The Romania high and dry at
Princep'e Ghat, has not sustained much damage.
The Harry Warren on shore, apparently not very
much damdged. The Speedy on shore, probably
badly damaged. The Jane Louis, capsized in dock,
will probably be recovered. The Ville de St. Pierre
and the Western Star on the bank, in a very dan-
gerous position. The Thunder on shore, but
will be easily repaired. The Mauritius on
shore on the right bank of the river, in
a dangerous position. The Newcastle on
shore at See'epore, without material damage. The
Thalatta on the bank at Cossipore, doubtful whether
she can be got off. The Seolog has sustained only
trifling damage. The King Arthur on shore at
Cossipore. The fallowing further information has
been received :—The Anne Rogden, hogged, and
shows great straining on the port side. The Manilla
is afloat, the St John Lawrence (699 tons) does not
seem vitally injured, the Calinie is apparently not
very severely damaged, the Sir Jamsetjee Family
is in a very dangerous position, the Sesostris is on
shore near Cossipore, back broken ; the Tartar, bow
stove in, apparently very badly damaged; the Mon.
mouthshire, stern and both sides stove in ; the Aste-
roid on shore at Cossipore, blown high and dry
the Southern Cross ashore, high and dry; the Wide
Awake was on shore on the Hera-rah side, has got
off, but seems badly damaged. The Peninsula and
Oriental Company's steamers Nemesis, Bengal, and
Nubia all on shore on College Sand, two of them
dismasted. Of the Government river steamers seve-
ral have sustained serious damage. The City of
Lahore, driven on shore near Baboo Ghat, lost her
bowsprit, foretopmast, maintop, &c., and must
lighten: Tee Leonide, salt laden, on shore, does
not make any water, and will probably get off and
jettison some salt. The Medusa, on shore at the
Mint, is not much damaged. The Riever is all right
at her moorings. The Lady Palmerston is on shore,
considerably damaged. The Macduff is driven a
considerable distance up the river, but has sustained
very little damage. The Tornado is only slightly
damaged. The Iron Dake is on shore, but likely to
be got off. The Solway, the Great Tasmania, the
Red Rose, and the Waterloo are all four badly
damaged. The War Eagle held on to her moorings,
and is very little injured. The Annette Lyle, salt
laden, will probably have to jettison part of her
cargo. The Carribean, with a fall cargo of seeds,
for Hull, has gone ashore at Leelpole, mast and
anchors all gone, but making no water. The Sir
John Lawrence, with a general cargo, for London,
is ashore above Cossipore, mast and anchors gone,
and making water. The Western Empire, in ballast,
has lost bowsprit, foremast, mainmast, and mizen
topmast. The_Aladdin. partially loaded for Boms
bay, has gone ashore below the Railway-Pier at
Armenian Ghat; has lost all her anchors and some
spars. The Pride of Canada is on Goosery Sand
making water; has lost spars and anchors; fully
laden with rice, &c., for Bombay. The French
Empire has been driven across to Howra, but is in
deep water, among other ships, and has lost two
anchors, besides yards and spars, &c. The Lord
Lyndhurst, no casualty. The Camperdown, with
salt, has lost foretopmast, anchors, &e., and has
been damaged. The White Jacket is in dock, and
has sustained no damage. The Queen of the Age
is aground on the left bank of the river ; ship
seriouslyinjured, but cargo apparently not damaged.
The Hiadostan, at Cossipore, dismasted and jammed
with several other ships. Tee Mahratta no tidings ;
it is feared that she is lost. The Beaumaris Castle
slightly damaged ; the West little injured ; the
Genii lost bowsprit, foremast, Sec., and severely
chafed. The Southern Belle ashore in a bad posie
Con, much damage to the rigging, &c., on•one side.
The Salsette on shore, lost some spars and damaged
her upper works. The Lincolnshire lost bowsprit
and other spars and sustained considerable damage
to her stern. The Talavre afloat off Bangbazar,
topmast, &c., gone, making one inch of water per
hour. The Merrie England aground; back broken.
The Nimrod aground at Cosssipore; side stove in.
The Governors General afloat, and not supposed
to be seriously injured. The Robert Lee
afloat at her moorings ; no serious damage
perceptible. The Baron Renfrew. conditionu7i-
known ; she was proceeding down the river under
steam, The Mirzapore, bulwarks carried off to the
upper part of the fore-rigging, waterway seams gone
en beth sides, topmast carried away, three topgal.
laet masts and yarn's, wizen topsail yard, jib and
spsnlier boons, and anchors and chain ; high and
dry, 200 bales cotton more or less damaged. The
Bs.nfollyen, high end,,dry, bulwarks carried away
from forecastle to adz:: n rigging on both sides, upper
Lull plates on port Bide smashed ; three boats, two
anchors and chains, 't wo hawse pipes, and eathPe.d
rigging, bowsprit, jibboom, three topmasts and top.
gahestmaste, end fore, main, and miz:la tops gone,
and a complete suit of sails and gear totally lost.
ho Udine, no damage, The Metis, on shore oppo.
site Baboo Ghat. The John Liddgett, in the stream,
sustained no damage. The Sir John Lawrence, 690
tons, in the stream, sustained considerable injury
from collision with other vessels. The Agra, driven
ashore on the right bank of the river, has sustained
extensive damage from other vessels having fouled
her. The Gleamy on shore at Cossipore ; damage

not known, The Alumbagh has not lost a spar.
The Ceylon lost fore and main masts, and sustained
other damage. The Knight Commander sustained
some trifling damage from collision with other yes.
stele. The Romany on shore high and dry. The
Hannibal on shore at Sappore, tot illy dismasted,
but hull in good condition. The Esmeralda on shore
at Cossipore. The Vanita has her forefoot on the
wreck of the Azemia ; is in a dangerous position.
The Calumet has sustained some injuries but is safe

in deep water. The Broughton Hall, for Bombay, has
been driven ashore near the engine-house. The How.
reside has lost nearly all her masts, and hull injured.
The Aphrodite, in Garden Reach moorings, and the
Goldfinder, for Bombay, in Salt Golsh mooring, are
both said to have escaped uninjured. The Inkerman
in dock, safe. The Cheshire, for Bombay, was driven
ashore south of Howrah terminus, otherwise unhurt.
She is afloat aft, and it is hoped may be got off with-
out much difficulty. The Tarragon, the St. Philbert,
the Nomade, the Anne de Bretagne, the Admiral
Casey, the Celinie, and the Alphonse and Nellie, all
seven ashore, but no particulars received of damage
or whether any is sustained. The Sir Jamse;jee
Family aground at Cossipore, with loss of fore and
main masts, mizentop, figure-head, and cutwater.
The Panjsub has lost maintopmast and topgallant-
mast, topgallant yards, all her boats but one, and
anchor and chain; ship badly strained, and a hole
in her side. The Madras totally dismasted, all her
boats gone, and lost anchor and chains. The Moul.
mein totally dismasted, funnel gone, bulwark stove
in, and anchor gone.
The following ships, it is believed, have escaped
without serious damage :—The Ally, the Akbar
Shah, the Royal Oak, the Alabama, the William
Fairburn, the Saltany, the Armenian, the River
Clyde, the Zenobia, the India, the Nagasaki, the
Renown. tug steamers Resolute, Reliance,
Bulldog, Rattler, and Electric not injured ; the
Victoria and the Columbus slightly damaged; the
Union appears badly damaged ; the Banshee, the
Linnet, the Fire Queen, the Satellite gone down;
the Interloper severely injured, but can probably
be repaired ; the Alligator and the Pirate both very
severely damaged. The Sydney's starboard quar-
ter was very much damaged ; a large hole in her,
making a little water. The Orissa has bulwarks
carried away, anchors, chains, and rail gone. The
Princess Royal has drifted up to Cossipore, and is
jammed with other ships ; not much injured as yet.
The Royal Alexander is on shore at Garden Reach,
not much damaged, and is likely to get off.

Oct. S.
The Alpee, bound for Grille, which put back yes-
terday, has been badly damaged ; her cargo will
be forwarded by another. The Southampton and
the Lady Franklin, which were totally lost, were
bound for Bombay. The Vespasian, which was
totally wrecked, was loading for London ; 10 lives
lost. The Tartar ashore and leaky. The Singapore,
the Ville St. Denis, and the Ally, all lost, were
bound for the Mauritius, with coolies.- The Iron
Duke, the Solway, and the War Eagle are ashore,
badly damaged.
Another Account,—The Nadir escaped uninjured;
the Carobel and the Nagasaki, both loading for
Bombay, are also reported quite safe. Oct. 10.—
The Harry Warren is afloat and light, with lots of
copper ; the Baron Renfrew and the Thames, both
bound for Calcutta, are reported ashore, but likely
to come off; the Taija is seriously damaged ; the
Forbes sunk off Seebpore by two ships breaking
from their moorings and rolling over her.
BOMBAY, Oct. 8.
The Dhollera all right. The Christina and the
Carobee rtquire repairs. The Looloo and Harry
Warren slightly damaged. The Thalatta probably
a total loss:

made. Not a boat of the Harbourmaster or Mas-
ter Attendant's department b.as escaped, and so
many nativa boats have been destroyed that
there is great difficulV in communicating'
with ships. The roads all round us are blocked
with trees and ruins of every description. No
natives can be got to work; they are absent digging
among the ruins of their houses. The river is now,
and will be for some few tides, dangerous from
sunken and floating wrecks; but I think we shall
be able to work to■morrow. The staff and super•
numeraries who lived on board the Hindostan have
been made as comfortable as circumstances will
permit.

" We have had nothing like this hurricane since
1832 ; but in fearful results—viz., destruction of
houses, stores, and shipping—nothing has equalled
it. Nearly 300 ships are reported wrecked, on shore,
or irreparably damaged.
" Through God's mercy no lives have been lost,
and only one serious accident has occurred among
us, namely—a steward blown down the hatchway
of the Hindostan.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient
servant, J. H. DE SALIS.

"The Managing Directors, Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company, London."

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, Nov. 3.—Her Majesty's despatch
vessel Psyche, Lient.-Commander Robert Sterne,
left this port on Monday morning last for Mar•
seilles to embark his Excellency Sir Henry Storks,
K.C.8., the new Governor of Malta, who is ex-

pected to leave England on the 10th inst. to assume
the Governorship of the island. Sir Gaspard Le

Marehant, with his family, left this evening in the

Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Poonah
for Southampton, and Major-Gen. Ridley has as-

slimed thecom mand pro tem. Captain Vessey, 22d

Regiment, proceeded as passenger in the Pysche for
Marseilles. The paddlewheel frigate Magicienne,

16, Capt. W. Armytage, left yesterday for the
Piraeus with stores for the Liffey, 35, Capt. George
Parker. She will thence proceed to Smyrna, Cane

dia, and Corfu. Capt, Bowden, aide-de-camp to
Major-Gen. Ridley, and Capt. Bland, Royal Engi.
neers, went in the Magicienne. The Tyrian, 2,
gunboat, Lieut. T. P. Murray, left on the 29th ult.
for Gerbi, in the Regency of Tunis, for the protec.
Lion of British interests there, in consequence of an

attack on the island by a numerous band of lawless
Arabs from the mainland, in which several lives
were lost. The Tyrian will relieve the Ricer, 11,
which has been despatched to Gerbi, on intelligence

reaching Tunis of the occurrence. In consequence
of news having been received of the English
merchant schooner Mermaid having been sunk by
a Spanish battery at Cents, her Majesty's frigate
Orlando, 46, Capt. G. R. Randolph, has been de-
spatched from Tunis by order of the Commander•
in-Chief Vice-Admiral Smart, to inquire into the

circumstances which led to this extraordinary act on

the part of the Spanish authorities. We learn from
Gibraltar that the Marlborough, 121, Capt. C. Fel-
lowes, arrived there on Oct. 22, and left there on
following day for England. The surveying-vessel
Firefly, 4, Lieut.-Commander Wilkinson, arrived
yesterday morning from the bland of Favignana,
on the south west coast of Sicily, which is now un..

dergoing an accurate survey. The Chanticleer, 17

Commander Risk, came in this morning from Syra.
ease. The Revenge, 73 (bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral H. R. Yolverton, C. 8.), Capt. the Hon.

F. A. Foley, leaves on Sunday or Monday next for
a cruise on the coasts of Sicily and Spain. The

Admiral Superintendent at Malta, Rear-Admiral
H. T. Austin, C. 8., is about to leave this island on

promotion, consequen t on the decease of Vice-Adm

_
ral H. F. Greville, C. 8., and the vacancy, repor

says, will be filled up by Rear.AdmirslKellett. The
departure of Admiral Austin and his family will be
very much regretted, Among the passengers who
arrived from Marseilles on Saturday last were Major
General W. J. Rid:ey, commanding the Ist Brigade
in this garrison :—Sir Victor Houlton, K.G.M.G.,
Chief Secretary to Government—Col. Harding e,
C•B., commanding let battalion 22d Foot—and
Capt. F. Arkwright. The following have also
arrived :—Lieut. V. de Lancey, Lieut. Hudson
Capt. Litman, Capt. F. Eynaad, R.M.F.A. Lieut
H. de Robeck, R.N., and Capt. Campbell, R.N.
have left on leave of absence. A court martial was
held this morning on board the Hibernia, presided
over by Capt, Chamberlain, commanding her Ma-
jesty's ship Resittence, officiating Judge-Advocate
Mr T. Royle, R.N,, to try assist..engineer of the
second class Allison, of her Majesty's ship Gibraltar,
on a charge of drunkenness. He was sentenced to
be deprived of two years' service, to be severely
reprimanded, and to be dismissed his ship.
Yesterday the half-yearly general muster of the
Brigade of Foot Guards quartered at the west end
of the metropolis took place on the Parade in St.
James's Park, in front of the Horse Guards, the De-
puty Adjutant General officiating as Muster Master.
The following troops assembled on the ground at
11 o'clock, viz. :—Granadier Guards, Ist Battalion,
from Chelsea barracks, 600 strong ; 3d Battalion,
Grenadier Guards, from Wellington barracks, 600
strong; Coldstream Guards, Ist Battalion, from the
same barracks, 600 strong; and the Scots Fusileer
Guards, 2d Battalion, from St. George's barracks,
400 strong; nearly 200 of this battalion were on
guard and were relieved by an equal number of the
Coldstreams. Soon after 11 o'clock the muster
commenced, the officers marching round in the same
manner as the rank and file. There being 2,200 to
answer to their names, the ceremony occupied more
than two hours, and at the conclusion the battalions
were marched to their respective quarters.
The gunboat Ferret, 2, left Plymouth on Monday
for Bristol, where she will be used as a training-
ship for boys.
The Netherlands transport Rotterdam, Captain
Adriaans, 116 days from Batavia, with 104 invalid
troops, put into Plymouth Sound on Sunday, and
when the wind changes will leave for Nieuwediep.
General Todleben is at present at Government.
house, Mount Wise, Davonport, on a visit to Major-
General Hutchinson, the Commander of the Forces
in the West.
The following appointments were made on Mon.
day at the Admiralty :—Commander Pownoll W.
Fellow, to the Royal Adelaide—Lieut. Frederick S.
Vandermulan, to the Victoria—Lieut. R. M. Sper.
ling, to the Asia—John G. T. Forbes, surgeon, to
the Victoria—Owen J. Llewellen, surgeon, to the
Magicienne—Frederick I. Fegen, paymaster, to be
secretary to Vice-Admiral Smart—Ebenezer F.
Nicholson, assist.-paymaster, supernumerary, to the
Dancan—A, Marshall and J. M. Murphy, engi-
neers, to the Eipoir— G. Park, assist..engineer, to
the Espoir—and D. Ferguson, assist.-engineer, to
the Donegal.
The following appointments have been made in
the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Honorary Lieuts.,
Edward Cooper and Timothy Thornhill.

The excavations at Pompeii have just led to the

discovery of a temple of Juno, on the flags of which
were scattered about more than 2CO skeletons. They are
those of women and children who, during the eruption
of Vesuvius, had hastened to the temple to seek refuge and
implore the protection of the goddess.
A NEW WAY OF PRINTING.—The description
of a very rapid process for reproducing pencil
drawings has been going the round of the Russian journals.
The process will be particularly useful in campaigns, where
it is often desirable to have a number of copies of a hasty
pencil sketch, Some time ago M. Villani-Villanis remarked
that if a sheet paper on which a plan or any drawing or
writing has been executed with pencil be moistened wila
acidulated water, and afterwards inked, the pencil marks
alone will take the ink, and the whole drawing may then be
transferred to metal or atone. Capt. Sytenko, of the Rus-
sian Artillery, director of the Photographic Service of the
Staff at St. Petersburg, has introduced very ingenious modi-
fications into this process, and contrived a portable mili-
tary press, which, as already hinted, may be extremely use-
ful in campaigns. It does not take more than ten minutes
to effect the transfer of the drawing upon a zinc plate or
lithographic stone.—Galignani
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