The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL (NIoNDAT).

This town and port were visited yesterday evening and
this morning with one of the most violent hurricanes expe-
rienced for many years. In the town, 'chimneys, tiles,
scaffolding, and windows were blown down in every street,
and the time ball on the summit of the electric telegraph
office, was much strained, and would eventually have been
torn away, had it not been secured by ropes as soon as the
danger was perceived. Communication by the electric
telegraph was for some time suspended, and weluve learned
that the driver of one of the engines of the London and
North Western Company was considerably injured by one
of the poles falling upon him while the engine was going
up one of the inclines on that line. The river throughout
the day was very rough, but in tho evening it
lashed itself into • perfect fury. Some parties had
the temerity to attempt to cross to Cheshire
in the Woodside ferry-boats from the landing stage at
half-past five, but after buffeting about for two hours
found it impossible to proceed, and the boat had to return
and land her passengers at the Prince's Pier, and whilst
making Lest snapped no less than five hawsers. At six
o'clock all the ferry-boats ceased to ply. The accidents
on the river have been numerous, and it is feared that very
bad accounts will be received from the various pore round
the coast. The American packet ship Neva, which sailed
on Thursday, put back through stress of weather and arrived
in the river yesterday evening. During the gale she dragged
her anchors, and went ashore near the Sandon Dock-basin,
She had on board IR passengers, and when she went
ashore, several attempted to jump from the ship to the pier
head, but fell into the river and were drowned. The
Joseph Walker, from New Yark, also went ashore near the
same place, and sustained considerable damage. The brig
Caroline, from Prince Edward's Island, got ashore off the
Nelson Deck, and lost masts and bowsprit. The captain
fearing that the vessel was in imminent danger, jumped
ashore, and the crew and a woman, with five children par
sengere, were shortly afterwards rescued. At high tide the
ship came off and drifted up the river, and got ashore on
Pluckington Bank. Two small vessels were seen to
I founder off the nsrth-west lightship during the gale,
and all on board perished. The Intrinsic, from Prince
Edward's Island, is ashore off the Bramley Mare
Dock, with loss of foremast, bowsprit, rudder, &e. A
flat sunk in the Huskisson Dock, and with great dif-
ficulty the crew were saved. Tee American from this port
for Saa Francisco, got ashore near Southport, and at one
time it was feared she would go to pieces. The life-boat
went out to her and remained with her all night. The
William Ward, from Quebec, was put on shore above the
New Ferry, having parted her anchor. The clipper ship,
Shooting Star, discharging in the Ilisski-son Dock, lost all
her topmasts during the gale. The Stephen Glover, from
St. John's, N. 8., at anchor off the roc►, with loss of main
and fore mast, bowsprit, &c. A small phasure boat cap-
sized yesterday morning off the rock, at New Brighton,
but three persons who were in her were saved with di&
cult,. At the Princes Pier head some of the persons who
had Imprudently ventured too near the edge of the
river, were blown in, but rescued by the timely interference
of the police, &c.
The Hinda, tram Quebec, was in contact with the Eliza-
beth, for Smyrna, in the river, yesterday, and both mods
lost their bulwarks, &c. The sloop Penhryn sank off the
North Docks. The Rhydland Trader (flat) was driven oa
shore at Rhos Bay yesterday; the crew were saved. It is
feared that the shipping off the coast and in the Channel
will have suffered severely.
The gale, after having lasted about sixteen hours, died
away about 7 o'clock this morning, and though the day ass
been squally, with occasional showers, we have had no re-
turn of the storm up to 6 p.m.