The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-25 00:00:00

TEE GALES.

BURNING OP THE SHIP HINDOO.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

The gale which has swept over this town and the
neighbourhood still continues, though with ken intensity
than the storm of the premien' &ye. Semi of the shipping
is the river has suffered severely, but fortun•%ly no tom of
life has occurred. The ease, unhappily, however, is dif-
ferent, outside, and many rumours are rife as to the loss of
several ships, together with their crews. Some of the
coasting steamers which have arrived here report fearful
weather in the Channel, and also the sighting of several
11 vowels more or lees in distress.
Last night • communication was received from the
Bidaton telegraph station to the effect that a large vessel was
in the Queen's Channel dismaated. Immediately afterwards
another telegram was received stating that rockets were
being fired from the Formby lightship. As soon as possible
the two Liverpool lifeboats were despatched, in tow of two
steam-tugs, to the vicinity of the lightship, and mcartained
that a dismasted ship had been seen in the Chan•eL The
boida went in search of the vowel, but failed to naske her
out, and ultimately the boats and the steam-tugs returned
to LiverpooL
The mystery has been cleared up, for early this morning
a telegram was received here from Waterloo to the effect
that a large ship was on fire on Taylor's Bank, and in con-
sequence of the strong smell of petroleum it was believed
that the ship was homeward bound from one of the British
North American ports. This conjecture proved correct, for
it was soon ascertained that the burning vessel was the
Hindoo, boned from Montreal to, Liverpool, laden with •
cargo of petroleum. This vessel was overtaken in the
Channel by the fearful gale, and after working up
as far as the Bell Buoy the gale became so furious,
and the ship was so disabled, that she almost became unma-
nageable, and to prevent her, if possible, from drifting ashore
the mute were cut away. This precaution, however, proved
to be unavailing, for the ship, propelled by wind and tide,
drove ashore near Formby. Endeavours were now made by
those on board to reach the land in safety ; but besides the
storm another fearful enemy arose—the ship was discovered
to be on fire, and this with • amp of petroleum oo board.
The fire soon got hold of the vessel, and the crew, seeing
that there was no chance of Navies anything, attempted to
gain the beach. After swimming through a sea of petroleum
—far the cargo bad broken up and was washing out of the
ship—the crew, with the exception of five who were drowned.
reached the land. Many of the crew were severely injured,
and Captain Murphy, commander of the Hindoo, was much
crushed by the drifting wreak, beside' being nearly poisoned
with petroleum. At ten o'clock to-day not a vestige of the
ill-fated ship was visible ; but that there had been • fire of
petroleum there could be no mistake, for the stench from
the vicinity of the wreck prevailed all over Liverpool ;
and so great was its effect on the Exchange news-room that
the Boor had to be sprinkled over with chloride of lime.
The Hindoo left Montreal for this port on the 17th of
September last, wit's • cargo of about 3,000 barrels of rock
oil on board. The ship was owned by IL L Wilson, Esq.,
of this town, sod commanded by Captain Murphy.
A letter received here from Buda, Cornwall, gives some
further particulars of the total loss of the Benooolen. On
Sunday last during • heavy gale her masts were carried
away, by which two men were killed, and • third killed by
the falling of • block. The Benooolen had been drifting
about the Channel up to the 21st instant, when, at about
three o'clock in the afternoon, she drove ashore near the
breakwater at Buds. The weather was fearful, and the
vessel soon became a total wreck. The captain (Chambers),
the first and second mates, and 25 of the crew perished.
Only six were saved. The survivors are hearty in their
praise of the conduct of Sir T. D. Acland, Bart., and W.
Maskell, Eaq., who gallantly merited them to reach the
shore on spars, and then entertained them in the most
hospitable manner. The cargo was washing ashore for miles
around the vicinity of the catastrophe.

A HIGH TlDL—Owiug to tho recent gales and the
great quantity of rain water that has fallen from the high
and low lands into the river Thames, the water has risen to
an unusual height, flooding the market gardens along the
Surrey and Kentish shores, and doing an incalculable
amount of mischief to the vegetables growing in the
grounds, and, combiaed with the high winds, has in many
places literally swept acres of vegetation away. Many of
the licensed victuallers will also be serious losers, for the
water rushed into the cellars and roes so high as to send
casks of beer and spirits flying about in all directions, sad in
many cases the casks were split and the liquors of course
lost. At Loodonbridge high water was due at five mi.mtee
put two o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a scene on
the river of an exciting nature took place. Owing to the
gale which had prevailed, every precaution was taken to
prevent the shipping and smaller craft from being carried
away by the force of the current, with the exception that a
sudden rise of the liver would cause the vessels to ascend
much higher than the additional hawsers employed to keep
them in their proper politico, and the consequence was the
fastenings snapped in many places, and the craft driven
about to the mercy of the waves. In some oases small
wherries were driven against each other, and had their sides
stove in and sank. The water at high tide rose so high as
to eater the cellars of her Majeary's Custom-house, in
Thameastreet, and after the water bad drained off, a few
lime sacks were found to have ignited, owing to the lime
becoming slaked by the water. Fortunately several of the
fir* brigade, who are always kept on duty, having been
called to the spot by the watchman, they succeeded in
quickly extinguishing the fire. The accounts broutitsur
by the guards of the South Western and South
Railways are of a disastrous character ; in many places acres
of ground are said to be under water.