Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-04
THE LATE TYPHOON IN THE CHINESE
SEA.-GAILANr CONDUCT OF CAPTAIN
GEDNEY AND HIS CREW.

n the 'sChna Mail" fine 9TH September have
tailed of the damage caused by the tvphoon
# the 3ls August (hereofoe briefly mentioned, (which
we cnnlpuse intI as small space possible:
81 Hong Kong the Chinese b at took the alarm early
aud mlde for the sheltered creeks on the Cowoon side
bit there they suffered severely. number ofthrn
having been driven on shore and great part OF the
I crews drowned.
In the morning the Colony exhibited most melancho
" appearance n the haroar sevcra! vessels dsnaSed
others shore, ard the whole beach srewed with the
wrecks Chinese JunkS in lie midst at which dead bod
ics were occasionally iain.; while shore every
house exposed to The suffered leSs-illeS
torn from The rDtls walls rvelltd vemndahs blown t,
pieces ;.and wherever garden plot rinPry existed the
plants and bushes either broken short oft or torn VI
by I e
Then flllows list If thirteen freign vessels which
wee either wrecked or seriorsly damaged.
st Macao the damage sustained very great. n
the list of losses the inAer harhor toned the
Of e1ht u egn vessels which were driven ashore
or wrecked besides eighty eight Chinese boalf of differ
species. and innumerabe junks Yhe ns~ OF lives IN
the iaGbir is stated upwards OF hundred There were
des!nyrd twenty five Chinese brick houses. thirty mat
and wooden hous 5. and Twelve dwellings the river
HE gardens alsp suffered greatly.
Al Cum-slng the Receiving ship Isabella Robert
sln was driven nder the bows If the Eagle. carrying
away her b,usprit and fortruas Immediately after
wards tie Chains Of the Ea4s parted, and she drted
out through the rasslge 10 the ward and upon
the beach. The Sylph driftrd the the
Earle and ais rau ashore Upon hauling in her chains
il was found hat tile anchors had parted Both the Ea
Gle and Syph totally dsmasted. but were got of
next morning.
A. daylight ali that could be Of the Isabella Rob
erisun the top of her manmas the vessel having
sunk the reef at the entrance to Cum'sng
The gunner and four lascars discovered clingng
the mast, and saved by the boats Of the Cnied
States ship Plvmouth The Norfolk and Sidney Were
al III, n-itt- ii
ly auiy ed. shore but her cargo unIuued land
her crew saved, for which they also Indebted
the bats ofthe Plymouth. The BRUSH harque Emily
got shore, but her cargo received e injury. Eight
or nine Chinese junks, and mst of their persisted
as dd al-o that Of smuggling boat consisting ofupwards
Of one hundred men.
As soon as light appeared Caplain Gedney, of the
Plymouth. ordered his boals out to render assistance and
the lives Of those who clnging 10 The wrecks
or olhers IS in danger Of pershng. Hhn officer
deck first It'd Captain Gedney thll The boats could
not lire upon which he ordered to call for Volunteers
when hundred ef the sailors offered themselves and
manned sir b0ats-four cutters, the launch and gig
Assistance was offered wherever it seemed necessary and
up,cdrds Of thirty EceS( Chinese and toregneTs)
red but some Of the ships, the Mail states, declined
the pntfrred aid from dread Of salvage which had never
! been dreamt ofby Captain Gedney. who actuatt
by the true spirit Of i sailor. s,ely DESTROYS Of aiding
men in distress"
The shore was strewel with wrecks of Chinese boat and
unks. and many Of tie houses opposite to the shipping
We're blown down.
I AT NHAMRoA the shipping escaped, though great
many China bats were destroyed, and the CHOPS sut-
tered considerably.
Il At CANTON The storm was still less violent There was
however the river fearful loss of lives and property
letter written on the following morning describes the
scene as dreadful. the whole river being covered with
the wrecks Of the fragile flower boats and small craft
great numbers IF which dashed 10 pieces by the
driven furousIy along by the wind and tide. des
!. lrnying evry lhing tina! came in Their way.