The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

SHIPPING DISASTSRS AbD LOSS OP LIPS.

intelligence still continues to be received in
Liverpool from all parte of the English, Irish, and Scotch
ports of the destructive effects of the late severe gales.
The ship J. P. Tucker ban put into Waterford with the
captain and crew of the ship Helvellyn, 1,017 tons, Cap-
tain WlCeller master, bound fres Greenock to Bombay,
with a cargo of cosh. The Helvellyn foundered on the
17th inst., abort 40 miles off Cape Clear, the crew being
fortunately rescued by the J. P. Tacker, after considerable
dancer and difficulty. The May Queen, of Glasgow, bound
from Demerara for Greenock, with a cargo of sugar anti
rum, struck on St. Patrick's Causeway oa the night of the
16th inst., and wee left by the captain end crew in
a sinking etate. Two tugboat, have proceeded
to the causeway in the search of the May
Queen. The Atlantic, bound from Iquique to Glasgow,
has gone ashore at Cymryan. Should the gale continue
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it is believed that the vowel would go to pieties ; but shows
the weather abate and the wind shift to the oath it is
thought she may be got off. The brig Cherithro, of New-
castle, bound from New York, bra been towed into Water.
ford, having lost three of her crew overboard, all sails, and
with decks swept. The Expert, from Shields, has been
totally wrecked at the Mauritius. About 60 casks of
palm oil have been eared from the wreck of the Euphrates,
off Holyhead. The wreck is stream along the beach. A
large vessel, supposed to be the ship Ambrose, from San
Francisco, is reported to be riding heavily off Barford
Bank, and it was believed that she would have to
slip her cables. The Vauda, from Iquique, for
Liverpool, which went ashore near Roche's Point, has
become a complete wreck. Very little of the wreck or
' cargo will be saved. Captain Chilton. of the ship Mon-
. soon, which has reached Liverpool from New Orleans,
reports u follows :—" Sailed Dec. 7 ; crossed the bar on the
flth, and proceeded on the voyage. Had variable and un-
certain weather until the gird, when the weather looked
vaergriieV.nins, wind blowing very hard from the S.S.W.
On -oth it fell calm. On the 27th very
strong weather, and continued so with very little variation
, till Jan. 2, when in running before a heavy gale from the
' N.N.W. a sea struck the ship under the stern,
breaking in the stern ports. The water rushed
in, flooding the cabins and damaging the cargo
stowed there ; got the ports secured, end the cabins baled
out. On the 6th the ship was overtaken by a complete
hurricane. She broached, and lay on her beam ends for
four hours. Cut away lower topsail*, Ire., to lighten her,
the sea making a complete breach over her, washing over-
board water casks, coils of rope, &c., and was compelled
during the hurricane, for the safety of the ship, cargo,
and crew, to throw overboard all the cotton seed in the
after part of the cabin, to lighten her abaft. The ship
was considerably strained by the heavy seas running, and
making a good deal of water in oonsequenos."

DRSPATCH OF 'ArSTRALIAN MAILB.—SOUTHAIIP-
Tort, Jas. 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamship Ceylon, Captain Babot, .sailed this afternoon
with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterreasaa, Rapt, Aden,
Ceylon, India, China, Australia, and New Zealand. She
took out 137 passengers and • full cargo, including
sovereigns, 313,145/.; dollars,47o/.; gold thread and watches,
2,7511.; and jewellery and precious stones, 4001. 16e.
Surreitisos OF A SHIP'S CRBW.—The large full-
rigged ship Admiral Lyon, of Newcastle, belooging to
Mr. WAllum, Quayside, arrived in Shields Harbour on
Saturday looming with a cargo of timber from Quebec, '
after • purge of 64 days, during which time • masa
don of furious gales was ciperieuced and the crew called ,
to pass through great hardships. The Admiral I
Lyon left Quebec about the latter end of November,
bound for the Tyne. Shortly after sailing • Sues storm
broke away from the N.W., and on entering the Gulf of !
St. Lawrence swelled into • perfect hurricane. As the
see broke over the deck the water was frozen to a depth ef I
nearly six inches. The whole of the ropes were also '
frozen. All the crew fell victims to the frost,
and were disabled with frost bites. Misfortunes seldom
come singly, she rudder was nest carried away, and the
vessel left to the fury of the wind and violence of the see.
For days she lay in the trough of the sea until the almost
helpless mew managed to knock a new rudder together.
The gale continued to rage sa furiously as ever, the
new rudder was carried away after being in use • few days.
Another helm was constructed, and this was carded away,
being is as. about three days. A third was made, and
this meta similar fate to the preceding ones. All this
time the sea rolled like great mountains ahead, and swept I
over the decks. To save her, the deck cargo was thrown !
overboard. Some idea may be formed of tie extent of the I
hurricane and the fury of the sea when it is stated that
the crew were upwards of ten days in mating the timber
overboard. During them operations the crew worked
nobly and energetically, although exposed to the greatest
peril with the monster seas breaking over them. The pro- I
visions next fell short, and they were put on short ratios',
and by the time the deck cargo was thrown overboard the ;
men were completely exhausted. During the time the !
gale was at its worst one of the men at the wheel was !
severely injured by being struck by • sea breaking event.
Another man broke his leg. He we. walking along the
deck, which was all ice, and be slipped his footing and
broke his left leg. The fourth rudder brought the Mi-
nkel Lyon safely into port. She now lies off the Lime-
kiln Shore, North Shields. Nearly all her sails are gone.
—Norden' Daily Press.
ACCIDINT TO TIM IRON Pun AT SOUTHPORT.—
The heavy wind of Sasorday last has canoed considerable !
damage to the extension of the marine pier at Southpoet,
now in proms of construction. The connection between ,
the old and the new pier had been partially completed at an ;
early hoer of the day, but the girders had not been laid
for the entire width of the roadway, and the wied striking
the nanewest and weakest part carried it away, and the !
other portions being amide to resist by themselves the I
force the gale were carried away, leaving app of
several yard ThereTherehad not been sufficient time to stay
the girders, s.
else no doubt they would have resisted the
preesare. Fertmithely no lives were lost or personal ie.
puke outdated, though °ea of the workmen had • narrow
escape, having only crossed to the main pier a minute I
"den the accident ocourred.
DIt•TH or A N17E104.-011 the 19th inst. there I
died at Chelsea Hospital, Captain Robert Grier, mod WS!
years. He entered the army in February, 1810, as eosiga
in the 44th Regiment, and shortly after went on service I
to the Peninsula. He was present at the defence of Cadiz,
Liam of Torres Vans, pursuit of Mama% siege of
=.4and realest therefrom ;_ actions at Pomba,
Condone, Ports de Murillo, Guards, sad
tZ; battle of Fuentes d'Onor (wounded in right
leer) ; siege of Badajos, where he led the ad of .
the feigned attack, which ultimately became the scLeansee:hd
one, and einimesded " the forlorn hope" whea the passe
was carried ; battle al lidentenes, capture of Madrid sad ,
the Retina Served also the campaign in Holland in 1814,
was peasant in the attack on
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