The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

THE LATE GALE.

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YARMOUTH.
We regret to nay that on Sunday night and Monday
morning this coast was visited by one of the most disastrous
gales that liar been known fur some years past. On Sun-
day morning the wind freshened from the S.E., accom-
panied with squalls of rain. Towards night the wind
veered to the N.W. arid W.N.W., and rose to a terrible
gale. The first effect was seen in a tree of some 30 feet
high,oppoeite the Gaol Paved-row, which was blown down,
several persons narrowly escaping injury. During the
night earwigs chimneys, tiles, &c., were brought to the
ground, and great fears were naturally entertained for the
safety of the shipping. On Monday morning the storm still
continued to rage, and the jettpresented a most exciting both
appearance, scores of people, strangers and others,
watching the boiling waves, which ever and anon swept
furiously ever the jetty, alarming and soaking many of
the bystanders. In the course of Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday, several vessels were brought into harbour
damaged in various ways ; but the most serious
lose was found to consist in the injury done to
the fishing craft. lip to the present only a small portion
of the damage is believed to have been ascertained,
hut amongst the known cases are the following :
The Ocean Star, belonging to Mr. Smith, came in with two'
men lost, having shipped a heavy ass near the Humber,
which carried away the mate and the wheelsman, besides
breaking the arm of another of the crew. The Dairymaid,
belonging to Mr. Turrell, came in, having lost three men.
She had picked up several casks of tallow, supposed to be-
long to a sloop from Hull, that bad gone down off Cromer.
The Walter and Ann reported a loss of nets; and also that
early on Monday morning she saw a French fishing lugger
capsized, with about thirty men, all of whom were lost, about
six miles from Flambe°. Head. The Comet, belonging to
Mr. C. Cannel), and the Planet, came in, the first with entire
loss of gear, and the latter with her deck swept. The Rein-
deer, belonging to Mr. king, of Gorleston, came in with the
loss of three men. Two or three of the boats report having
seen large vessels go down, all hands perishing. Several
of the missing boats came in on Wednesday and Thursday
—some of them with their decks swept, end others
with loss of all their gear. On Thursday morn-
ing the smacks Wren and Whimper brought in the brig
Mary Ann, of Newhaven, coal-laden, which they had
picked up, abandoned, about 2.5 miles from land. The
crew had landed in Yarmouth on Tuesday, reporting that
when they left their vessel she had six feet of water in her
hold, but when she was picked up she was dry. Several
vessels are in harbour with the loss of sails and spars, and
one or two dismasted ; but the most serious loss is that of
the Yarmouth schooner Lovewell, Archbold master, which
foundered off Flambe°. Head during the gale. Fortunately
the craw got on board the Lively, belonging to Lynn, which
arrived here on Touisday, with loss of bulwarks and other
damage.

LOWESTOFT.
The equinoctial gales hive been playing their part and
causing sad loss of life and property. They were pre-
ceded on Saturday at 3 p.m. by a heavy storm of rain,
and were accompanied with lightning and thunder. At
the south end of the town hailstones might have been
gathered up by handfuls. On Sunday morning it blew a
heavy gale from south-west, with heavy sea and rain, and
in the afternoon the wind veered to the north-west,
and towards night increased greatly in violence, blowing at
times a hurricane. A number of our punts were off fish-
ing, and narrowly escaped without loss of life. They were
obliged to land at Cortun. About seven, a.m., on Monday,
the fishing lugger Simon Peter, Hammenley, owner,
shipped a very heavy sea, which washed overboard five
hands. Two of them got on board again, but the master
(John Allen, of Paketield,) and two men were drowned.
The sea carried away the mainmast, and made a clear sweep
of the deck. She lost all her nets, warps, bowls, &c. The
Alert, John Roberta, owner, waa fishing alongside, and lost
half her nets ; but having bent their canle on to the net
rope, it held, and they afterwards recovered them. There
I are five boats absent which have aot yet been heard of.