The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-21
THE CYCLONE AT Swallow. CHINA

The following report IS from Captain Nolan, late
master of the kinaldie, which was wrecked at
Double Island Swallow:
On the morning of September 22d the Kinade
parted her cables in a cyclone which passed over
Swallow accompanied by storm wave fifteen feet
above the sea level, which drove the ship on a
rocky island, where she now lies dry at high water,
her starboard side bged, the rocks through the
bottom and total wreck. She was riding with
los fathoms of cable in the hawse the starboard
chain parted at the fifteen fathoms shackle and the
port one of the ring of the achor.
From notes since taken from all the masters then
in port and the residents shore, it appears the
cyclone commenced about l.30 p. NJ. of the DIST,
wind N. n. E., bar. 80. 65 and falling rapidly until
l30 A. NJ. of the 22d it stood $685. when the wind
veered to f. n. E. and then to E. with terrific
force, and with the storm swept every ship
in port on shore, twenty one in number, scattered
over distance of ten miles on the southwest bank
of the river, some rocks, some on mud, one close
to a rice field, and sank at her anchors, with
10000 on board. The chief officer and sixteen
seamen went down with her, the only loss Of life
sustained by the European fleet. She named
Gazee, and the property of Jardine, Matheson d
Co. The Hong Kong and the Anonyma opium
receiving ships, and had specie on board and opium
to the value of half million dollars. Every China
unk and boat on the river-numbering hundreds
were driven along the bank, some bottom up, 9th
ers in halves and quarters, and the dead bodies of
their floating up and down the river with
the tide.
On shore, at the settlements, things were worse.
Almost all the houses in Double Island and Swatow
stores loaded with sugar and other produce, We're
evelled with the ground in a mere mass of rubbish
and ruin The sugar cane and other such like
vegetation indigenous to this locality, were torn
from the earth and blown through the air like
shavngs Several Banyan trees, supposed to have
been in existence for centuries were laid prostrate
and the walls of the Chinese forts were crumbled to
pieces. No humble attempt Of mine can convey an
idea of the destruction and loss the violence of
the storm.
But the loss was not all the evil to be borne by
the residents of Swallow and Double Island. They
had to defend themselves and the ruin OF the little
left from piratical attempts made by the surround
ing marauders, ever ready in China to pounce on
the distressed and unfortunate. The Pantaloon
was taken two days after she got on shore by pl-
| rates, who piundered her of her cargo of sugar,
and are breaking her up, not quarter of
mile from the Kinalde. The Aganito Adriano
also taken the morning she got on shore; the mas
| ter and crew escaped with their lives. She has
since been retaken and sold.
The following are the names of the ships in port
on the 2lst of September last The Anonvma,
| Hong Kong, Gazele, Kinaldie, Alfred the Great.
Laura Hepscot, Louisa, Pantaloon, Dennis Hill,
| Aganito Adriano, Thusnelde, Moutan Giovanni
Glendower, Louisa Baltic, Hazard, Ohio and Bev
erley. On the morning after the cyclone dispatches
were sent to Annoy and Hong Kong for assistance
and protection from some of her Ma lesty's ships.
| The Acorn has arrived from Annoy and is now try
ing to raise the Gazelle. The Yangstee steamer
has also arrived this morning, and one of her Ma
jesty's gunboats They lie far from me, so that
aware of their visit and the intention of it. A few
days ago there might have been seen thousands of
them on the beach trying every ruse and stratagem
to get at the ship, under the mask of fishing some
thing like shrimps but for the more ostensible pur
pose OF surrounding me. 1t is ditcultto hit any OF
them, even with rifle, and they have learned the
exact range. They see the fash from the muzze
of the piece, and then Immediately dip under the
water. Now there is not one to be seem
CHERRY CREEK AND PLATTE RIVER.
The Omaha Nebraskian has been called upon by
Mr.. Davis and Mr. A. j. Smith, who have just re
turned from the gold mines. The NeJraskta'
saws:
Mr.. Davis is well known in this community, is
gentleman of responsibility and honor, and hi
statements entitled to the fullest belief. In com
pany with A. j. Smith he spent nearly fortnight
prospecting in the mines with the most satisfactory
results Gold was found at every place tried, from
six inches to two feet below the surface of thu
ground, and in quantities varying from ten cent
to one and half dollars per pan full, generally il
the form of small scales. A specimen of about al
ton, and resemb led in appearance the finest quail
ity of California gold. Mr.. Davis informed us tina
miners washing out with a pan, from four t
five dollars per day, and his experience in pros
pecting satisfied him that at least that amount cou
be made with a pan, and from ten to twenty dol
lars per day, or more, could be realized with tn
aid of 'sluices,' or 'long TOMS"
The gold is finer than in California or Australia
but far more universal, being scattered over larg
area of ground it will afford profitable employment
to thousands.
Timber is abundant, principally pine and cotton
wood. Some portions of the river bottom are sus
ceptiye of cultivation also the canons in the noun
tains The streams present fine water privilege:
and the climate certainly good. The lofty noun
tains protecting the immediate country from tn
high winds which rush over the plains.
Provisions are high, but flour will be brough
from New Mexico for twenty dollars per barrel, i
the spring.
Mr.. D. j. Hoage says: From the Platte river a
along the base Of the mountains, three hundre
I miles north, in the beds and on the bottom lands
t the streams which make out of the mountains, rs
vines and canons, gold is found in large quantities
| and is being dug with rude implements even in th
the most unfavorable for mining. He i
Gates the mines in Nebraska, and says they exten
north from the Platte river distance of hundred
| of miles.
Mr. A. j. Smith reports that a company of Geo
Il gians, who have spent considerable time in pro:
pecting in the mines of Nebraska, discovered in tt
e vicinity of the Medicine Bow River, a tract
+ country, thirty miles in extent rich in silver
. that they determined on working it in preferenC
a to the gold diggings in its vicinity. 1t was SUI
II posed that the silver mines alluded to would pa
e equal to the best Mexican mines, as it was found
: immense quantities, in the region we have desert
ed The locality OF these mines is about five hui
/ bred miles little northwest from this city.
The Germans in the United States publish
present more than two hundred periodical paper
e During the present year more than twenty new on
It have been established, most of them in the West.
e The number of religious papers about thirty, tt
of which belong to the Lutherans, five to the ROM
Catholics three to the Methodists. The Presbyt
e, Rams Congregationasts Episcopalians, Universe
4 lists and Unitarians, publish, far as we know,
% German paper, neither do the Spiritualists.
- large number of German papers have been esta
lished from time to time which were professedy an
st religious. But most of them have had only sho
existence and while the number of German pape
generally is rapidly increasing, the number OF pr
=. fessedly antireigious papers has considerably
: creased.
IS The Cleveland (0hio) Board of trade havi
urged the Governor general of Canada to apply
Is the delivery for trial of Deputy u ;. Marshal
Ter for the recent murder of Capt. Jones, the Go
ernor general ntimates through his Secretary tn