The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1824-11-26 00:00:00

P.CE {rift. •&Supplement to the Lund.' Gristr:te was published yester asy, c ontaining a series of despatches received at the India B a wl, respecting the Burmese war. no• first extract re lees to the capture of the island of Shimmee by a Burmese { i tOe, on the /4111 of September, IHIL, and its re-capture by our troops 1011 the V. iSt of Nfietillher. Then there is • &gal& from Major Newttm, dated the I nth of January, containing the details et an action on the I ph. with 4,000 m..ime •it • an d .e•ie who had sterAailed e Awes at .o.titl t h e rills a o f iti c krampore. The ellettly was defeated, with the sea of Its.S sewn : our lass was six aepoys and thirteen wounded. In February tl:e Burmese. advanced on 11wIderpore, ahvre c a ptain Johnston. W the 2 . !il regiment, was sta tioned. lie immediately prepared to attack them, and in !noel the positi tttt A they had taken, within a thousand yar ds of iittr pst, and where they began to con struct five stockades. (In reaellini; the first Stockade, the enemy fifell upon the lea set:toms, who ascended the height, and instantly drove the enemy with the bayonet from the stockade, and rapidly followed them up, without giving them toile to rally. when every stockade was carried in a gallant waterer. Our loss was only one jeonadar, of I I the Ist battal.o.l of the loth regiment and about thirty a wls wt./milled. principally by spilies and bows set Ills mond, to impede the advance of the detachment. While these operations were gdott el, Maier Newton took possession of the atoekailes at Jut trapore, which the (tes ty abandoned ; and Lieut.-I.'olonel Bowen attacked the Ilanuese Chiefs who hail cinicentratell their lore's and u L di u p a 'amnion under the B Iteaka Pass. They wore a ncglv posted in two stockades nn the lit 1-..0k of the Ptiatily river, which was not fordable except by IMAMS or the bseles of which a detachment was con-' vcyol across the river, and the stockade* carried in the two gallant manner. "from all the accounts which have reached me," rays 4lonel 11 w u. "and front th.• number atiel I ten tof the stockades they hail constructed, I cannot estimate the 1111111- bet id the lintel) , its this aifsir at less than five thouso:.4l, of whom thee:Tater part are supts•sed to be Assault se, un i t the remainder ; their dispersion a ml fli. 4 ht t o _ roods tie lads (in the greatest r atiil eon liisiun) and hexes il.to A swrnl, the rapture of th-ir statidas els, Ousels, and tight gilt chattalis, are the fruits of this affiir." This was on the I slit I:, on •he Ilst there wan another gallant affair, but oat with I dual success, at Iroodpatke; andaurneLd with the 1055,,( Li, or. It. A rinstreng, of the Ist battalion twit Regime lit of Native Inf miry, Ito WWI kill-41 in action with lily florinsse on the '2 Ist instant, at fio.slpatlee; this valmilde ollieer was shot at the head of tie grenaelks aileme; tle• xt.,ls and tiring-gutis, which rimy planted all umbel the ete. Iny's steckailcs outside. for I ,l,o:weed from twenty to thirty ya• els, concealed for the earl part in long pi-al.:. Lieut. pant-colonel Bowen and swain Jolitoton eve re also %vett:llde it. the latter sere: ely. The rest of the Supplement is till,•;1 with copies and ex trirts ef despatches addl.. sseal to the l;overittneut of Brit gal, which lot baying been rec. ivisl in regnlar rourse from nut Govertiment, are taken 1 the Cal..rrtla These are the tteetttlt 'a of the canto: ..: of Rangoon, pub in our pap r several weeks ago, and the despatches we per Un TU , S4lay. The following is a return of Killed and 11'ounded dur ing die operations ir;:iinst the Burmese, at Eligalpatlce, on tie :44 I'eleruary. I s'!% Itanshos, 10th Its. tent Native Infantry.—l Lieutenant. 14,,ys ; I L'vutenzatt-Irololiel, I Ensign, I subsdae, 4 pales, f havilit;a,, scp..ya, I lasso wourtl,d. E uro p ean ; Ari,mtrortg, killed= Lietaenant -1....a,1 Bowen wounded ; Barberie severely. :'1 lantalion Begins-eel Native Iniantry.-2 sepuys killed ; I I sprain, I luvildar, 1 ;tali, 21 arialya wourd,d. 1 . . roman I Iliac r w nth .Captal it Johnston, severly. l'.t.gpvre :I ',Toys killed ; 2 naiks, 4 r. emulated. The tivetion for th, Prmith Ivey of the United Stotts took ?lam en the u9th of letober, but it would be some weeks b the rc.ult emild ,rly all the jimmied, 4 , f the new American Republics 17c ;tinted tartly in the Spanish and partly in the Eng- JU.NT ti OCI ( . I)MPANIE:I. — From the eatternert with th-v toucans are subscribed for in gilinburgh at app ar that the parties embarking in diem %appose list to.o a, I tF..y have only to conitnenc, am. *hag Stna ( . MD11211113, to insure a public g , cd, have 1,, a attend.,l with seeds in many instances ; hint we have sr!.!iiin Lyn tl:ein an is,. for l's irite refit, for very obvious It naiad In• therefore, if seine caution vitr• mm.. 6.11 by dos:, en:haling with AO much avidity in these t~wiatiom; aial it tic considered, tun, that already Ile l est miloageint.nt under pi irate trade yields but a very el'.l !TN et% W•• understand that th • Patliamentary Commissioners, had mosr urgent rept isentations made t' 11 On the !tato of the Irish trade. It is well known, t114:1; the Union a 1111111hei of officiate, highly taxed in this :+•orttv, wet. to remain for a certain period, , alter subject 7 1.0(L'1 in In laud, or at a very slight impost ; in con.n.- :,10,.. , of this indulgei.co, an illicit trade hiss been or .• ‘4 , 3 b est at the ton countries, to an extent of which !,e public have no idea. Weider! proofs lure been offered the fair, but from what cause we know not, very little 6 ie bla hen held out to the sufferers (thoEe who airy via fair funk, subjeet to high duties in this island), that Ntrebl si:l he afforded by Government. Upon what rrciple of trinity or justice Ireland should he suffered t' annoy these hratieltes of British trade, we cannot yrvctrr. ; tut those Armed appear to have no alter 'eve but to try what ilr.ct a representation to Par 6reat way have. although. from the number of Irish llosb 4n is that Honourable louse, the success of such an , 'l l l.eit6ll is Loth, r doubtful. It will at least, however, mott the °witty the very great loss arising to the revenue babe tuff ra:cv of such a system,the petiod fur the ees. Ludo of 'kWh (hy the Union), ao knit.; expired. (in ; 1 4 alone (on witch thee is no ituty in Ireland) it is Kansas and tlwre is not even a fine on the detection of ir7.(vdr; and yet the slightest unintentional deviation in country sub j,(ts the trader to the most grievous rlt !s:2-23. there was collected in the Custom-House of lot S a Ittpartm e nt at Calcutta, nearly eighteen lacks of r- '.e: in IS•lt, ii.de more than fourteen lacks were ".'Ol On British ships, both in their esports and ins. W 311311 inervose in this peri.xl ; but the &fi t...l'll'le from an almost entire failure in the foreign ~, • foreign ship! , hail, it is trite, ted Calcutta, but llarl limber taken away from thence their accustom ed 1 : 1 ! . :'IN - A‘sif pi ece goo d s . i n di go , or sa l t p etre . I n di go , in l• dull tern at such high priers, that neither foreign rs trout Europe, nor even Indian trailers to the In . 4 . . I lif. could venture to purchase it at all. I:u.ans AND GAS Ltuturs.—There are now I. :l:it . t, Of Engineers in this cottn:ry from the Imperial ""rv;it, evmsining the improvements made in our &c. Mr. M'Ailam's system nadoptirl for !mine years past in repairing the roads ;n•islilvsni t soil of St. PetetsburAlt ; and men are re ! e7c l ui.c.i lneaking the mimes, and laving them ' •, •'aisers, in small beds. on the roaii-aide, for •'! o: repnir. Thu. only dieerence is, that the , irially neg!cet making a small elevation in the m e road. for keeping it dry, nor is the constant ; 04 the mails >II $:111C11 ul served there as through ' k t""dinti. His Imperial lajesty hss granted an ^tivileg.! to 1;:e house of Merits. I Von. Griffith t:ie Lity of LOntloll, in conjunction with Mr. ark. Inspeetiw of the imper i al Iron Foundry, P,ltis the rank of l'olunel in the Imperial Service, to Is erections throughout the Itusaian Etopire and the space of ten yeas .llreaily the gas has •ne pro7reas U the *ph Mid city of St. Petersburgh. 44 i s the great tuataet fiw the vegetable nil, and ti. ' fish is 3 1 .5 ,, procured on the borders of Ilse privilege !:remises to be of considerable ~, r c •..,, ..,.. p ur rmputulent (who sires himself' 2 Constant it.'saer, "•,, ;:5 .'; 4r94 ' 11- `l l taie) inkrilot m; that he never Iva,' wore .?, ont e•!llian . on hunday week. on perceiving the s e:front , an inthria ti . 1 bd .- ~• late unfortunate .'''ic. a „, i of , . i . oil k ii„ ton 4.... al, claire latmi (iii a church no WO Milos • 4.1"'14-9"1 ")• O ur correspondent /.lily, that . :.vaotild at an v t i me he utibectrinini., in 2 P lat. .. " . 111 t • but melee e.,: a 'i n4 .; •. • fl : „ fro , c rttnistancc , it Was licn i c. CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF ALL SOULS, LANGHAM-PLACE. Yesterday the grand and interesting ceremony of the consecration of this church took place. The ceretnony was performed by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London, attendid by the Rev. Dr. flesh", Dr. Burgess, the Rev. Basil Wood, and a full atti•ndance of the Rectors and cler gymen of th:• Established Church. The exterior of the church exemplified two descriptions of architecture ; the base and pillars bei n g plain, from the Corinthian, sur 1111 l units! on • the capital by richly-carved wreaths from the same class. The belfrey, dial and spire are aid to he very fine specimens of light and finished esecution, although subject to the remarks, and we believe, jokes 01 inane persons. The church, on the whole, viewed front Iteperit's-street, presents a finished and elegant struc ture, of excellent proportion. On entering the church the altar-piece is seen, the subject he ing the Redeemer deliVered up by !lentil to the Jews. 'The painting is of great dimen sions, and is admirably executed. There is only one gal lery, which is supported by octagon pillars, with plain capitals. The aisle is clear to the altar, and on each side see the pews, which, we understand, have for some time since been taken. The interior of the church presents many decorations in design from temples of Athena. The pulpits are coven el with rich crimson velvet, and have a very grand appearance. On the clitoral being thronged, the congrmation being composed of ladies of the most ele gant, beautiful, and fashionable appearance, the cusp dad was very imposing.. - Admission wa s obtained by tickets, given by gentlemen form. d into a committee by the vestry of the parish. A number of polite constabli s wet e statiot:ed outside to pre ser.e. ordcr, atiti keep regularity among the carriages, of which there were an itnnte.Ae number. The congregation eonthretieed arriving at half-past ten o'clock, and by eleven the church was crowded, hut, in consequence of some regulations of the committee, nut inconveniently, the doors Le•i.% dosed un the commence ment of the ceremony. Shortly after eleven o'elcek, his Crete, the Bishop of London arrive el, atti neleil by his (chaplain ; he was re vived at the great door by the Chancellor, the Registrar, tbe Rev. Dr. Spicy, time• 111iieister, and Vestrymen, attended by die Conunitte•e and Wellies, bearing their staves, sur mounted with massive silver. The Reverend Ilishop was conducted iii piocession through the great aisle, to the vestry, where he was rested with full epicopal role a. The Vestrymen and Rectors, and a number of clergymen. ar ranged themselves near the eumwttui uu table. The Com mittee took their stations in the great aisle, and the chil dren of time Mary-la-luitine, noel National Schools, dressed in an uncommonly neat 111311111 r, were placesl in the gal leries appropriated for them, as they were tee join in die response 'l'h.• Rev. Bishop, on these arrangements being conclud ed, advanced up to the middle of the altar, where the Rev. Dr. Sprey presented him the petition, which bring handed to the It-gistrar, be read it aloud by command of the ii:shop, who advancing to the front of the altar, declared he would attend to the prayer of the petition, and would then provsil to the cuus:•craticn and dedication of the church. The o►gan here emmat need playing, under the admirable dir:ction of Mr. Neal, and, from ia hich and tine swilling tones, had a very sublime t Met. The first subject was the itch Psalm from David--" The earth is the Lrd's, and all that therein is; the compass of the world, and they that dwell dierein : glory be , to the Father, ta the Sou, and Holy Most." This Psalm was sung from the tat to the loth verse inclusive, after being recited by the Bishop, who, attended by the clergyman, &e. proceed ed in prtwvs•ion down tl:e aisle and bark, alternately re prating the Psalm. 'fhe choir was occupied by some gentlemen from the Chapel Royal, whose scientific execution of the hymns contributed much in adding c ff i•ct to the imposing scene. • Ott this psalm and re-Twist.; being :oncludrd, the Mini ,qtr presented the Acts of and the tleetla of Cony; yance, which were plans! on the conitnunion table. The Ihslsoil then snored to the north side of the altar, and turning to the con,2regaticn, delivered, in an impressive moron r. the following whir* sr:-- '• Dearly lvdoveil in the lain!, forasmuch as devout and linty tree, /I.t 11,1 i 11;1111 , the LAN ;e under the Ilespel, moved either by the seer-I tlApir1:11141 o he 1%1,411 or by the express CHlN ii,al.ll of lilt& Or by tile.r own reason and 141114:1 . 411 . the mound d.- coney id thirgs, have resort lieuses for the public worship of tlod, Anti I,parate. l them from all profane and c 1111 l 111.1:i 11%111, in order to nein!, with grower reverence for his glorious Majesty, and afl'ect then In arta with more di yotion and humility in his see ; which pious works have been approved :.rd I.;sarionaly ae cepted by ode Warmly Fattur. Let us nut thudu but he will al s o crxelously approve this our godly purpose or setting arm this plsce, in a m.leion manner, to the iterfortrte.et of Ole several offices of Ile:Tious ; and let us faithfully and devoutly big his blt•sin: en this nor ui'....rtahinl, and The Bishop then kn:l ling down, a, Ilia the congre:;ation, offend up an eloquent prayer for the l liviue as!Astance and blessing* upon the 'hureh. Iht standing up, he delivered to the congre:iatimt the prayer on entnnotttion, beginning, " Orant, I r Lord," &c. and the raver for a religions spirit, commencing, •• Oh Lord ! by thy holy sword, grant," r. - The r usual pra!ervt being read, the Bishop took his teat, and directed the s, ntenee of Consecration to be read, which was accordingly dime by his Chaplain. The sen tence having received his Lordship's signature, and being pass , id or promulgated, was dirtettal to be lodged in the Itt-gistry nab the other records. 'I he Nlorning ,S,-rvee was then continence:l. and the ad diti 111 l al Lessons and Psalms introduced and delightfully sung, viz. Psalms Isiaiv. , and cxxxii ; the first Leskm flout the First Book of Kings, from the :NM to the Whi verse: the second 1,:, , 50n was trom the loth chapter of the Hebrews, from the 15th to the :26th verse. The bruins were sung in au admirable manner. _ The et;lleet of the day being read. the Bishop delivered a short prayur fur mercy and religious attention to the sawed rites. The Minister proceeded wit:i the morning service as far as the prayer of Saint Chrysostom, and the prayers for grace. Three verses of the 26th Psalm were then sung, the children and congregation joining in the responses. The Bishop then mmeded to rex' the Commlmion Ser vice, and the collect and prayers for the King, after the Epistle, and introduction of some tousle, and the singing of the Sixth Chapter of Corinthian*. The B shop's Chaplain advanced, and delivered the fol lowing address : •• Ite ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers ; fur what fellowship bath righteousness with unrighteinianess ? and what communion bath light aith darkness and what concord bath Christ with Delia! ? or what part bath he that helieveth with an Infidel ? and what nommen' bath the Temple of tiod with Idols for ye are the Temples of the living :oil ;as od bath said. I will dwell in them, and walk in them : an d G I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, smith the Lord, and touch out the un clean thing ; and I will receive you." The Bialiop's Chaplain then proceeded to rive the Gos pel Irons the *I chapter of St. John, verses 13 and Is in clusive. The Bishop rose. and read aloud the Nicene Creed, the choir sing* the Hat.litjah. The Rev. Dr. `prey then ascended the pulpit, and an nounced that on next Sunday the Holy Communion would take place. The clerk- having given out the tooth psalm, the entire coneregation ehatimed that sublime prayer of Daviil. The Rev. Dr. !trey having read the usual prayers, pro ceeded to preach hia sermon from the ht chapter of the book of Malachi, ruse 11 : •• Fur. from the ri,ing of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every pu c e inecliSe shall he oifercil onto my Caine, and a peace-MK:ring, tor my mime shun be great among the heathens, saith the laird of lloviz... _ The iter. Gentleman ilelirerial a most eloquent sermon, remarking on th.• necessity of Opl niug and hie Hain: , churches for the promulgation of religion and divine wor ship. _ The Bishop then arose mt the north side of the altar, and read t h e prayer tOr the Church militant, and another prays r ; 'fur which he delivered his blessing to the coil gTrgition. The service being, thus concluded, the Imp returned in procession to the vestry, and war then escorted to hi■ carriage. The ceremony concluded at three o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Irvine up•os a new chapel, its Rodney streA, Liverpool, vu the :LI of uoit month. THE BRITISH PRESS. TINE LATE STORMS. Iraoar cieet tomer: enxineter.l PLYMOUTH. TUZ6ILLY, Nov. 23. When we are visited by an unusual calamity, it is gene rally said that such was never witnessed before. Now, as far as the memory of the oldest man serves to hear testi timony to the fact, we can in truth assert that Plymouth endured a storm on Monday night, in itself and con sequences more awful and calamitous than heretofore. As early as five o'clock in the evening, the huffing heavy rain, and dark clouds, indicated an approaching gale ; and from six, p.m. to eleven, p.m., it blew tremendously, and thus continued till about four, am., when we lay in our beds under all the terrifying dreads anti fears of a posi tive hurricane. The wind was from the south, which blows into the bosom of our harbour, which has, for the last three weeks, been well filled with outward-bound ship ping, wind-hound. Altliongh the wind drowned the sound: of guns, which during the night, it scents, fired as signals of distress, the most appalling anticipations were entertained for the consecrenees of this unparalleled eon vulsion. Nor were we disappointed ; for when day-light returned, such a scene of devastation pre stilted itself, as astounded the most woeful foreboders. In Deadman's bay, at Teat's-hill, under the Ike, and in Mill-bay, no less than thirty, sail of shipping were discovereel as total wrecks, stranded or dismasied. The streets were strewed with bricks, stones, and tiles, and the countenance of me lancholy everynhere presented itzelf. Throughout the whole day, although the rain has continued *.o fall in tor rents, the town has been in a state of ge literal ferment; and even the most delicate °four females have ventured out to witness the awful catastrophe. In the neighbourhood, the damage has been mutual ; gentlemen's seats, cottages, and dwellings, alike partaking of the effects of the pitiless storm. It would, just now, be cruel to say what we are tole' as public report, in the way of loss of •4. Our own belief is, that not more than ten or a dozen poor souls have perished. We sub join a list of the shipping on shore, Ike. The Retrench ; 'tlary Ellen, at London ; Richard, of ditto, Captain Williamson, the first mate of which, and P.01111e• of her pas sengers, we understand, are lost ; Nag tick ; George Canning ; Tao Sisters, silt men lost ; Sreptre, of Tnwey ; Pete) , ; Loyalty ; Agnes, of Ipswich ; Scotia. Margaret, of Portland ; City of Ito dolor r, East Indianian ; lohn and Elizabeth, Emerson ; Ruth ; Concordia ; Etiaa, Edwards, sunk in the pool ; Thompson, Hobs, Most but distnastisl ; Path .-tire, and Blessing, cut cables and ran iu from Sound in safety in the evening, before dark; the Hiber nia, of Waterhoil, with a general cargo from Lonrho), a total wreck under the Hoe, three of her crew lost ; the Lapwing ; Colonist ; the Ilarpeys (K. C.) tender ; a brig unknown; and tire barges. li , .4itles the foregoing, we discovered a vessel, bottom up wards, on the hreakwat.v, which proves to be the Coro mandel, Ilyntal, from Faro, which was upset oft' the Ed dystone, and floated thither ; all the crew except one picked up end rescued. The British Union, Gaggin, came in from Faro this saki-noon, all well. The nth and 9.ttlt regiments have been under arms all day, to protect saved property. At eight o'clock on Tuesday looming the weather mode rat. d. The I irorge Canning having been lightened of three parts of her cargo, Hooted with evening tide, and is safe as far as concerns her hull. The Petcy also &wed, and is in the Pool, a mere hull. EXTSACTS or PRIV . . . l'oftrimourit, Nov. 24. We have great pleasure in saying, that no lives have been lost in the storm of yesterday, nor can we learn of any !arsenal injury amongst dime who were exposed to ita ef fects. In addition to the eases al•cady named we have to state, that his Majesty's ships Bellerophon and Boyne, broke tin ir moorings—the former chilled against the mud, as it now appears that the Wellesley and her hulk also dill, and the latter is since taken into the Basin in the Dock Yard. The Osiris galliot. for Bordeaux, also ran into the har bour and grounded on the nintl, !saving lost all her anchors and cables. This latter vessel is not likely to starer injury, as slie grounded in a perfectly safe place and will float with the tide. The sloop William. for Seville, also came in with loss of anchors and cables. The Lady Arabella, which ran into the harbour, was, for want of anchors, obliged to run on the mud—she is a sharp ship, and leer cargo must be un loaded to prevent her falling over. The Coventry appears to he in the same state. Nothing could exceed the conve nient situation at which the Shipley took the ground. The shores are actually hoisted by tackling from her yard-arm nut of the hold of the v. SAC', nod Ilem the stage of th e Sallv-port. Two or three s! minds guard the place, and the landing is going on as regular and with as little impedi ment as an ordinary impertation. The Victory also lies on the Blockhouse Point, so wall protected, that her valuable cargo can be got nut in perfect safety. Both of the ships, when lighten, dl, can, without doubt, begot off by a little labour, in re •ing the shingle beach, when they will sink lower, and float with the ensu ing spring tides. It is doubtful whether this can be the case with the :\ladras. In her exterior appearance she looks smind, but her hold is full of w a t er ; this may. however. arise from a partial leak that can he easily stopped. The Admiral Berkeley we can give no hopes of. We stated yesterday that the violence of the surf had forced its way through the beach, at Southsea, and inun dated the common. We arc now glad to say, that the Royal Clarence beautiful suit of Bathing Rooms have escaped the ravages of the elements, as the breach before mentioned just cleared them, and the building remains unhurt. SEAFORD, Nov. 21. I take the liberty of sending you }UMW account of the destructive !Imre made at this town, by a hurricane, yes terday. from the south-west, attended with a hiLlter tide than the oldest inhabitant can remember. The gale anti tide began to assume a serious appearance at 10 a.m. and so sudden and rapid was its mogress after wards, that by one p.m. every building on the line of the beach, except the anartello tower, had ceased to exist, they having by that time become one mass of ruins. The ram parts of the fort entirely yielded to the fury of the waves, and the wreck only out' part of the port-house now stands. It is past :el humble ability to inform you parti cularly of the damage done ; but all the houses of the town fronting the sea have had their foundations entirely rapped. One building occupied by a carpenter, was en tirely ilemolkhetl. Many cottages that s to o d ab out a mile to the westward of the town, near a large flour mill, have been washed away, and most of the poor tenants of the satin have lost their little all. The eeenpants of the fort house, consisting of two ladies, Miss Borchards, Govern ment tenants of it, the Fort-keeper, his wife, and four children, were melted nom their perilous situation by the intrepid conduct of Mr. Darby, midshipman, and three men of the Naval Blockade, in a boat; in performing which meritorious service, one of the men got his leg broke by the fall a wall, and Mr. Darby his tight hand se riously bruised by being compressed for some time between two parts of the fort-gate. It is must sincerely hoped by the whole town, whip witnessed their daring and succeseßd conduct, that it' possible some adequate reward may be the result of it. A large! brig sunk in the offing towards even ing, and all hands of course must have perished. These arc the only accidents that have yet heen heard of, except that all the cattle in the low lands have perished: Two r. is.—lt is now more moderate, and the wind is inclined to draw off the land. !Merit. Nor. V. The prevalence of the south-westerly winds ham almost stopped the intercourse between this country and France. There have beet- no arrivals from Calais for s.veral days, and it is nearly a fortnight sine.• any vessel was able to get from lk•nee to Boulogne, although carious attempts have been made to reach that port. Ilia \lajestr•s Packet, the Fury, with the mail, anal a French boat with passengers, kft the harbour this morning to attempt to reach On Monday night a most tremendous hurricane of wind came on from the south-we►t (atteurkl yesterday morning with lightning), and which continued to rage with un abated fury the whole of yesterday, and part of last night. which caused groat havoc among our shingle and walks; to add to which we had the highest title which has occurred for tire years ; sod great fears were entertained for the safety of the hsthing houses. However, the Now was not so great this morning at high wAter, stir' the weather has tOrtunat e ly row moderated. The accounts front all quar ters 1:e bad entitle , . and, though nothing ser i ous hat cc. eurred at this port, they are not so lucky to the east and westward of us. In the gale a brig went down off' Mar gate, and all hands perished. An outward-bound West lndiaman (the Hlendon) went down at a moment's notice yesterday in the Downs, and only five bang% out of seven teen saved: at Hastings there is a vessel ashore; name unknown. Dymchurch IVall has suffered much, being yesterday overflowed. A number of vehicles. of different descriptions, were yesterday blown over on Dover Castle and Folkston Hills. On the latter, a large caravan show coming to the .air at this place was upset. [From the Crightos Gasetee.l BRIG/MOW, NOV. 21. We were visited on Tuesday morning by one of the most violent tempests at south-wort that has been known upon this coast for forty years. The oldest of our inhabi tants do not recollect its equal si.ice the year 1784; as in its resistless character it more nearly resembled the tiffoon, the tornado, or the hurri cane , t h an even t h e worst o f t h e gales usually experienced upon the coast of Great Britain. It being the period of the highest spring tide, and the wind blowing directly upon the land, of course the greatest expectation was excited about the time of high water, and at one p.m. accordingly, the f ur y o f t h e swim b e i ng t h en at its height, the scene exhibited along the shore was of the most awful description. Boats were in all quarters dragged up into the streets, or dashed into countless atoms upon the beach. Bathing machines, for security, were tackled up the perpendicular chili, and hung suspended by the piffles. Solid oak timbers torn, as if by an earth quake, from the groynes, were booming and crashing in the surf; chimney-pots, tilts, elates, anel sheet lcad, rained iii the streets; several newly-built houses were blown down and scattered like chaff before the gale; even strong men ran to and fro, borne by the force of the wind, with out power of resistance; wheeled carriages were blown over, trees torn up by the roots, and the strongest build ings creaked, and trembled, and tottered in the blast. At half-past one o'clock all eyes were directed towanls the Chain Pier. Its enemies looked big with hope, its sup porters could scarcely conceal their dread. Every succeed ing surge rolled furiously against the piles and platforms, anti finally fell, with undiminished force, upon the perpen dicular wall of the Esplanade, throwing torrents of water athwart the carriage road, bursting finally on the sloping cliff behind it, and then casting a white sheet of foam and spray across the high road above, and even over the roofs of the whole row of houses upon the Marine Parade. In this dreadful warfare of the elements, the Chain Pier stood like a rock amid the waters. Some few planks and rail ings, and other such gingerbread attire, were naturally demolished, and scattered ; hut the clumps of piles, the principal chains, and their iron supporters, bore firmly the shock, and weathered the gale, uninjured and un shaken !! In proof of this, it delighted all the well-wishers of enterprise, improvement, and science, to see several persons walk uninterruptedly along the pier, the moment the tide began to recede. This, as illustrative of the se curity of the work, was at once decisive and final. All the eroakings and evil prognostications of its opponents, must now be at an end, and we venture to predict, that the shares from this moment will continue to tile rapidly in value. At about two o'clock the Dolphin (as it is called) a eort! of light outwork, over which a chain passed to the outer pier -head, constructed to keep vessels from running foul of the pier, began to evince symptoms of weakness. In a few minutes more it reeled and staggered before its assailants, and finally rolled its timbered limbs upon the ocean, and fell like !lector before the myrmidons of Achilles. We believe the Dolphin chain remained unbroken, but the piles were torn from their foundations, and driven on shore to the eastward of the Esplanade. This nas the principal damage done to the chain-pier, which, as an Irishman would say, was no injury to the chain-pier at all at all, it having no connection whatever with the principal ma chinery of the pier itself. Onicircums . tance occasioned much amuscrwnt upon the Steyne and Chin, during the prevalence of this tempest, namely, the grotesque dresses and appearance of different pedestrians, who ventured forth, and clung to each other, or to the railings, to view the spectacle. Sailors in oil-skin dresses—females with scarcely any dresses at all—dandies drenched with salt water—elderly gentlemen--sans hats— sans wigs —Sans umbrellas—sag: handkerchief s —sans every thing—Cockney clerks, with both hands crossed over the summit of a sopped be aver,l vainly endeavouring t o ma k e progress against the storm—dripping Aldermen and flutter ing sea nymphs. The damage done along the coast must have been very extensive. Several casks of butter have been picked up, and we fear an Irish trailer has foundered in the offing. Sincerely do we hope that the destruction among our ship ping may prove less than we anticipata ; but it has indeed been a time of awful peril to '• them that go down to the sea in ships, and do business in the great waters." llovs.—The unfortunate inhabitants of the cottages built on the beach at Hove, suffered most dreadfully from the tempest MI Tuesday, the sea beating over their dwell ings. Sir Edward lierrisun most kindly sent down to Mr. Rockwell. at the Bunhouse, a sum of money for their re lief, which saved them front great misery • the families have been lotletsl in a ham, and other suitable places, from the inclemency of the weather. ROTTIN ontAN.—The storm on Tuesday was severely felt here. Opposite the public-house a number of persons were collected on the etiff, which being undersnmed by the waves, suddenly fell, and two min were precipitated among the waves and ruins below. Much fear was en tertained that in spite of every exertion to save them, their lives would bar• lost. Ropes were however lowered to their assistance, which, with considerable difficulty, they at length succeeded in fastening to their bodies, and they were soon afterwards hoisted up the cliff' out of danger. Sun II A st.—The weather for the last wedk has been so boisterous, that few ships have arrived at this port. On Sunday night a French vessel, the Pelagic, Guiton, mas ter, from llarPeur, in runnin; for the harbour, drove to leeward, and grounded to the eastward of the Pier. The cargo, consisting of eggs and apples, was rescued from the waves, although in a damaged state. The vessel was completely wrecked the next tide. On Monday even ing the wind increased to a heavy gale from the south, and emitinunl so the whole of Tuesday. The pole placed on the tower of the church, with many chimneys, was levelled by its violence. The sea breaking over the beach and in undating the adjoining fields, presented an appearance ttuly awful. Much damage was likewise done by the river overflowing the banks. The light house situated at the entrance of the harbour, and the store in which the cargo of the wrecked French vessel was deposited, were destroyed, and no part of th- latter saved. The injury sustained by the ships in this part is very trifling. I hest i'ears were entertained for the safety of the schooner August, Captain oliwn, from Christiania, which a few days since was in the roads, and was not heard of till Sunday, when a letter from the master to Mr. Tate, the merchant here, conveyed the picas* intelligence of her safe arrival at Ramsgate, with no other loss than that of an anchor and cable. The sea came entirely over the beach in front of the town, so as to give the harbour the appearance of being the open sea, and great fears were at one time entertained for the s:tfetv of th•• town itself. The waves dashed with in conceivable violence over the piers at the entrance to the harbour. amp they were at times so much enveloped in the surf as to be quite undisc,tnable from the shore. We are happy to add, however, that they stood the shock of the element without sitsvtitting the least injury. Two boys were tirewned near the ; but we have not h , •artl of any more lives being lost. The fragments of a carriage, and a great quantity of things, are reported to have lieu found along the coast, and great numbers of persons were all day yesterday, and the night byfore, em ployed in what they call '• s•a roaming." The piece of plate which will he presented by the in habitants of Brighton to their late Vicar, the Lord Bishop of Chichester, is completed, and has been open for inspec tion at the Old Ship. It is a superb Candelabra for seven lights; on the base is the following inscription ;—" A testimonial of regard and esteem from the Inhabitants of Brighthelmston, to the Right Res. R. J. Carr. MD. on his elevation to the See of Chichester, after having been for Yu years. their Vicar."—Lfr;eiton CrTanc. DREADFUL The following are some fartl er and interesting particu lars of the iOll of the !Selina, on the Goodwin Sands:— D►at.. Nov. S. A mn.t melancholy and awful instance of shipwreck occurred here this averting. The outward-bound Nest indiame.n Behan. John Craig, master, put on the Goods in Sands in the course of the night, and at daylight wit area in the mo►t distrwing shut_ non, a perfect wreck. The wind at this time was blotting a corn piese hurricane from the south-west, with a most tremendous sea, The Deal basemen, with an intorpuliti and di►interestednets above all praise, were on the alert, though from the first there was no hope of saving the vessel. Severs!. attempts were ineffectually made by the boat people to board the ship, at the imminent Alvan( of their own lives, when, horrible to relate, she went to pieces, and thirteen of the crew unhappily met • eatery grave; hot by the persevering effort* of the Deal boats they fonunately anteceded in •twineß the master, second mate, three men, and a boy. who were landed here about nine o'clock, amidst the sympathising ratings of a multitude of persons eollerted on the belch, anxious to Issue the particulars of so heart-rending a catastrophe. It is impossible to speak of the Deal boatmen upon this measles in terms of millicien admiration, since, but for their amnion's every soul on board must have inevitably perished. We hope, therefore, that " the Royal National Institution fur the preserva tion of Life from Shipwreck," lately , rounded is the metropolis. will rewani the highly enterprising cu..dsct of these mite with a liberality equal to their merits. Ittionica (tray). Nov. Yesterday morning the sloop Bet se y, of fast. Cant. Smiths from &hint w filasgow, was onfortunately.wrecked at ftlackwater Foot, on the west side of this island. She ieft Belfast on Tuesday' morning about eight o'clock, with thirty-four passengers on board, of whom only eleven and wear the crew were oared ' • the Captain and the rest of the ae w * trea t! l oot . She came to anchor at Blacks water Foot in the fu re part of the night, but bertha lost their boat (the rigging having given way) thy could not make the shark and their cable parted abort three o'clock in the morning, *ben she drove against the rocks and went to pieces. She appears to have been Laded partly with pork. and catten-yara in cops. A great part of the cops hare come on abort. Nang*Lat. • A melancholy accident occurred in the Frith of Forth on Tuesday last. PA bout noon a sloop WWI obaerved heaiing up the Frith against A ' , tree); breeze from the When off the wear end Kirkaldy, and standing into the allure, about two miles dis tance from it, she was observed to lie rote to leeward, in • degree which indicated that some accident had taken place. This inclination increased more and mare, until she was coot. pletely laid en her beam-ends. Two men were Wizened to pia her keel. but in a fee minutes mnrc she went down, leaving no • wreck to mark where she haul been. On olaizeSing her perilous si tuation, a bolt was launched front the beach, two whale-boata pro. cerded front the harbour, and ten lailing.boatainunediately fol lowed ; but, alas !- ton late Mr the preservation of the crew, why must all hare perished. The only piece of hue tonnd was, an empty inarkoci " W. Young and Co. Httratasland." EAST Mil" SHIPPING. Sailing from St. Ilelena.- 7 .10 Cilmore, Lames, from Bengal and the Mauritius, sa. l o l / 4 1 from fit. Helena on dna 12th October, for London. Arri:al nl Markira.—llis Majesty's ship Blonde, Lott Byron, arrived from Falmouth on the Mt October. • Sailingsfratn Madrira.—The Purism Sheppertl, pailed for Ik-tags] on the 16th October ; and his Alajerty's ship Blonde. Lard Byron, for the Sandwich Llandc, on the 231 October. SHIPP! NG N ATE:. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. FALMOUTH, Nov. '23.—The three packets which sailed ream , . day have put hack. A brig and a schooner were seen Mt the Matta. tics about hair an hour before the ,ale commenced. We ham rot as yet heard of any vessels being on share in the Cross Channel. where there are about twenty of the outward-bound at anchor, bat we fear great injury will be done along the coast.-11'ind S.S.W. blowing • tremendobe PLYMOUTH, Nov. 24.—The City of ROthester, Copal'', for Aladraa and !Seaga!, went on share at foot. o'clock, in a very heavy gale of wind from S.S.W., with her foremast and meinmast out away, between the ()nem Ana's Battery aid the pier-licid, near the l'atwater. The Scotia, !IPCorinick, for the Cape of Good flare. la also on shore. ISat/Haar. Nov. 43.—Blowing • tremendous gale ?role the south, The William, front shrine to London, came is I many vemela broke a drift; the Argo.. Alinerva, and Friendalaip, mine to anchor within,. the pier; the William drifted to sea, and as yet nu information of he, can be funished. The Jane, Jackson, tansies in the bay, all well. The oh!est matinees state they never knew a more violent gale at south, and the tide this morning boa been unusually high, and canard great destruction of property. Nov. 21 —l'l;e II inchinbmok packet ride ers;s• the gale in Portland Roads, all well. A Dutch gailltit. Rotterdam for Bordemix, is wrecked near the Old Castle; ere+ saved. A ship, with ruin, cotton, ace. was wrecked in West Bay; all drowned ; name unknown. Lyme It etas, Nov. 2.1.—0 n Mnrriay: 'ghta mast dreadful gale coma ~:•need from the south-west during the right it is rippmaert that a •chooner foundered close off the harbour, and the craw all drowned. Yeatcrilay morning it co:Mimed with unabated Cony ; the title being unusually high, and a tremendous sea, the walls of the harbour bqtan to give way. which fAling on the mooring" of the vessels, chafed them on; by which mean. ever, Teasel and boas were carried out of the harbour and lost. The Eliza fishing-boar, totally !oat ; crew saved. The Caroline fishing smack, totally lot crew naval. The Fox preventive cutter, totally Mat; tea mat drowned. The I.`nity roasting smack, driven on shore near Char mouth ; crew saved , and cargo discharging The .Ilaty and Elite he'll, Guernsey trader, on shore beta ten I.yine and Chatmouth crew saves!, and cargo discharging. The Cato, of Lyme, was washed out of Exmouth liter by the tied,. and lust, Mawr SIOUTII. Nov. t.'3.—Last night we experienced adreadful hurricane at south south-went, whip continotai until this morning nine u'vlork. All the shies in the harbour drifted from their an chors, but austairnl rriflirg damage. PORTSMouTII, Nov. 2L—Thc ships reported last night etil: retrain on shore. The —, fur Madras, appears to Ittelo' sustained considerable damage. cargo diaeharging; Victory. from India, does not appear to have receiv e d much damage ; the Shipley ;rampart's cargo is discharging ; the Admiral Bakke. ditto, full of water; the lastly Arabella, cargo dischar7ing ; the iteariurce, of Sunderland, high and dry in Sokes Ray ; the Asia, Pope. received damage by the Coventry, Horn, mining font of her ; the Finsbury and Dneltem of York tramline ts are come 'Mx harbour ; the Spring, flash, for PalltllC, received contidembla damage in the harbour. The mat of the outward-ballad appear t t , he all well. The fonowing outward-bound have arrived from e 1).m,, viz. the Nero, Blake ; the Prince Regent, Taylor ; the Princess harkete, Pixies. the Princess Mary, Smith, and Oar illontnotalt. Simpson. Arrived the Eliza, Rich, trans Smyrna ; the Jane. Armstrong. front Madeira, the latter with windless broke, and eame into harbour. No" . .2l.—Put bark the Robert. Rathgate; the Salmis. !learn; the Lady East. Talbert; and the Haney. Peach. The St. Ann's, Scourtleld„ Mary, Josh. Green, and Elisabeth, was at anchor under I/magmata this morning. The John Buschman sailed for the river this ntorniog, with whir moderate •eather. DROADOTAI Ra, Nov. 23.—We have t h is day to record another instance of the want of a good harbour at this place. The 31er..- gissey, from London to Smyrna, ran foul of Ramsgate harbour; and carried away her bowsprit, and is now on the meta at this place. The cargo is landing, and the vessel is expected to be got off without very considerable damage. GIATtatEXIM. Nov. 21.—:Arrived the Stag, Palmer, from Jersey; George and Ellen. Allison. front Charente; Eliza, Golds_ worth, front Newfoundland; Paul, Petit, from Cherburg; Britannia, Cocker, from Jersey ; and .inn, Sophia, Hagen, from Balm& Sailed the Sinnott, Taylor for Meek ; 31arlborough, Middleton, for Jamaica Middleton, Busiria , dardner, fur Crer.ada ; Prmx• Regent. Raw, fur New South Wales ; Pyrenees, Whittled. for Sierra Leone Ranger, Spence. fur ditto; Titania' Hodgman, Gil!. fur Elsinor Kangaroo, Donnell , for Genoa ; and Earl Si. Yin. emt, 31iddletoc. for Singapore. VAR not: TU. Nov. 24.--41 M the evening of the 22•1 Met. it blew a heavy gale of wind front the S. and continued the whole of ye:. terday. during which the following were driven on shove on this part of the coast, viz.—The Jessie. Frost, from Newcastle, on Yar mouth Beach—crew saved by the apparatus under the direction of Capt. Sparshott. R.N.; a boat, with eight men, went off to lier assistance, which was upset, and tire of the crew drowned. The Josephine, Patterson. front Stockholm for Guernsey. was on ('xis_ ter Beath—crew saved by the apparatus. Tb: liming , Allen from W;sbesch for Dover, on shore on Yarmouth south beach, near the harbour's mouth—crew saved. 11AllW?C11, Nor. 24.—The Adventure. of London, is the brig reported to have lost her foremast. and riding bekw the Cutler. The stenos wester:v wind has prevented her coking op. GINUALTAR. Nov. t—A frigate, said to be an Algerine. waq eruisint: off Cape St. 'Vincent's on the 30dt ult , and it is reported that a Portugisese vessel had been captured by her. An Inde pendent privateer wan to the eastward a few days since. and cap toted several Spsnisk craft, some of which she destroyed and others released ; she has aincc passed to the westward, and was od Cape tipartel . ',4lth . ult. _ _ • Is % IN OA. N0r.13--The BloAsnm. NVilliaingo- , . trout faisrpool. arrived yesterday with lama bulwarks. tsc haring enoouarrred s violent gale on the 31st nit. afl .S.uslinia, which lasted a week. " My report of this evening will convey m the underwriters at !.lord's, the moat disastrous intelligence of shipwrecks ever reinem herr . ..l be the oldest inhabitant, or otbe found on the recriels of this port. Doting the whole of the month we have experienc e d heavy gsloi from the S. and S.S.W.. which occasioned many outward. hound ships, that had been besting about the l'hannel, to put into this hatbotir. fatly last evening the weather became wry sternly, and blew the whole of the night an this morning with tremendous fury. nreompanicil with very heavy rein. About four to fire o'clock. some of the shipping in the Sound parted. and eat theta cables, and being unnianageable, drove foul of other ve.sela. carry. ing away the:r macs. bowsprits. &e. &e. and altogether drifting upon the re m, near the math of ex:water. 1 greater Went . of N ,! ~; i il l ,?1. r • . . '; ~1 I 4 '1