The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Forxorane3 or The brig Florida,
roaster and owner John Bootrmsn, with six hands, and
250 tons of cool, from !Newport to Southampton,
foundered on Thursday morning in cairn water, about
eight miles off St. Alban'. Head. The reesel was very
old and the leakage ii attributed to rats I The crew
were relieved and forwarded to their respective destina-
tions by Mr. It. DILIZIOD, hon. agent, to the Shipwrecked
kfarinm' Society.

HOUGH VOTAOS OF TVS AQUILLA WITH TES
MAiLS.—During the heightof the hurricane which raged
about four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, it was reported
that a large vessel under steam and canvass, was off
the Light ship, supposed to be the Aquilla, Captain
Scathe, with Royal mails from the Channel Islands.
At the time she was sighted • tremendous sea was
running, bat the vessel behaved admirably In the gale,
under the good seamanship of the excellent captain.
Before she could be properly made oat, the rain
descended in • deluge, and the 'meet was obscured from
view for upwards of • quarter of an hour ; but on
emerging from the rain clouds, sire was plainly made
out to be the Aquilla. On arriving near the Break.
water the waves dashed over her paddle-boxes. Not-
withstanding the many difficulties she had to contend
against, she arrived safe into Weymouth harbour at five
o'clock with the Royal mail mails and 57 passengers,
who spoke wiry hit hly of Captain Brache for the ex-
cellent seamanship he displayed during the passage.
The Aquilla left Weymouth forJeNey oa Friday morn-
ing, and was caught in a hurricane when off the
"gasketa.nsCaptain Brache reports sighting • quantity of
shipwrecked materials near Guernsey. A ship's spars
and boxes were also seen floating about in all directions
which led him to imagine that a large ship hail just
foundered. Ho ordered his crew to keep a good look
out a hoed, to ascertain whether any of the ship-
wrecked crew were floating on any of the spars, so as
to render them assistance, but Lathing was seen of
any living creature. The Aquilla arrived at Guernsey
at half-past two o'clock, where she was compelled to
remain through stress of weather until the following
morning, at four o'clock. A telegraphic message was
dispatched from Jersey to Weymouth stating that she
would leave &racy at seven o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, and she thus completed a splendid run of ten boors
from the Channel islaads to Weymouth, showing
herself a thorough good sea going vessel, during heavy
stress of weather.

LOSS Or • &Rennin AnD ALL HANDEL —A gale has
ban blowing from the S.W. since Friday morning laat,
accompanied with thunder, lightening, and torrents of
rain. About half•past three the coast guard stationed
beyond Lalworth observed • schooner coming through
the heavy sea with signals of distress flying. He
immediately signalled for wistaria, but before any
arrival the schooner struck on • reef near Kimmeridge
Ledge, ani the poor seamen were peen clinging to the
rigging as the sea kept breaking over her. On the
arrival of the coast gusrd with the rocket apparatus,
they tried, but unfortunately were not scuseesof el, to
fire over the vessel, she being tooter off. In the mean-
time several boats were Winched, but they were driven
to leeward and back to the beach, in spite of all the
exertions of the gallant crews, who rtsk,d their lives in
their humane efforts to save the wrecked Grew. By this
time, through the severity of the gale, the men on board
became exhausted by their exertions in hanging on to
the rigging, and were observed in • pitiable condition.
Another boat was launched, but every sea now filled
her, and it became apparent that the lives of the poor
sailors could not be saved unless the vessel withstood
the tremendous waves that kept dashing over her.
At tat the schooner keeled over, with her hand rails
just above water, but nothing more was seen of the
sailors. Up till Sunday morning none of the bodies of
the drowned crew had come ashore, but the stern of the
easel hag been washed up and it turns out to be the
Liberty, from Portsmouth. On the same dAy another
&thornier was observed from the Nothe, at Weymouth,
with signals of distrer flying from her mast head.
She managed to ran ashore near the Passage bar,
Portland. Her name id the Adventurer, of Plymouth,
laden with wines and general eargo. On Baturdag at
high tide she was got off, and she now remains in a
very leaky condition in Weymouth harbour. On Satur-
day afternoon, the Iris Belting lug, belonging to Penzance,
name into Weymouth through stress of weather, and
reported the lola of their captain, Mr. Joseph
Hampbreye. It appeared the fishing boat left Scar-
borough for Dartmouth, and about 15 mile. from Start
Point, they were caught in the gale. The captain
ordered her sails to be lowered, and they hove to for
about an hour, when they again hoisted her log, but
Immediately after • heavy sea struck her, and carried
away the captain, who was at the helm. He had on •
heavy par of sea hoots and overhaul& The grew saw
him rise once, but in the heavy sea there was not the
slightest chance of reaming him from a watery grave.
Several almoners lost 'their Maas* and One
veesel bail al her sails anima away by the lona of the
Pk.