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Show a nrcvnr.u mti.citr.ii. A I.arce Xninber or Uvea Lost lo the Heme) Kon(I, Oct. 17. The I'enln-sular I'enln-sular and Oriental steamer Ilokbara left Bhanghal for this rart October dth. Whin she did not arrive on time the alcamcr Ilombay and llrltlih cruuior l'orpoliowentlusearihof her. They bring Intelligences, tint she was wrecked on Band Island, tHwtontho Island Formosa and the Chlnetu mainland main-land In tho line of the fearful typhoons which swecti that uortlon of thu world. Bho carried a largu number of both oibln nnd steerage ptascngsra bmlJea Ihecrew, All on board wero drowned excopt twenty-three. After bittllnir long in thu terrlblo croas sea which I rose over her constantly, tho batches were torn oil, thu hold rilled with wuter, the fires put out aud she drifted upon tbo lihnd and went tJ pieces. It vas lapoailblo to launch the boat mid of lliono nn board only twenty-threu twenty-threu wero able to cling to tho wreck till the storm subsided. Tho exact number of lives lost la not known. Ilokara was a fine steamer of 3903 torn burthen. Thu cargo was very valuable Consisting, Con-sisting, In addition to mails, ct a largo amouut of st leu nnd a heavy conslgu-mentotsllk, conslgu-mentotsllk, Tlio rrtes In Havana. Havana, Oct. 17. Tho psrado he'd hirejistcrday as part of the foles In honor of the Columbian anniversary, waa vory Imposing, KIhsIoJ from S to 0 o'clock. Tho entile city was lu gala atllrr. Many Americana witnessed the display. JVn fiens rrom t olonel lloilelaj I'AKta, O.t. 17. A dispatch from Porto Novo says thero la no uevtsslucu October IS from tho French rxrcdttlou unier the command of Colonel Dodda. Heihouldhavo reached Cann yesterday. |
