The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-09 00:00:00

THB LATE GALE.

The following statement of his experience during
the late *even gale has been nude by the captain of the
Yarborough, a large steamer, which left Grimsby last
Friday, but was driven back by the gale :—" On leaving
Grimsby, on the let instant, the wind was blowing
moderately from the N.N.W. Nothing happened till four
a.m. of the 2nd (Saturday), the ship being then about forty
miles N.E. of the Spurn, Flawborough Head being about I
N. W. The weather was dark and gloomy, the wind from
the northward blowing a hurricane. She was coder close.
reefed mainaall and easy steam, ship. head to as At
seven rim, the les began to wash away the bulwark..
Put the ship before the sea and the wind to
make for the Humber. At nine a.m. the decks
were filled fore and aft, and then hauled the ship to the
wind, and put a tarpaulin in the wizen rigging to keep her
bow to Use sea. At to am. a fearful sea oats uck the vessel
on the starboard aide, sweeping the deck and everything
movable, also stanchion., bulwarks, rails, lifeboats,
galley, warps, breaking the funnel stays, cabin windows,
skylights, ko. Attempted to run the vessel before the
wind and sea, and in doing en the warps, which had been
previously worked from the deck, got entangled with the
propeller and stopped the engine, in consequence of which
the ship became unmanageble. At two p.m. the water
extinguished the fires in the engine room ; set the crew
' to work at the hand-pump, but they had to discontinue
working at them, as they were continually being washed
lawny. As the ship wire settling down, made for the Humber,
and hoisted signals of distress. Four a.m. Anchored six
miles from the Spurn, in the hope of swing the ship, but
in this wo were disappointed, fur the sea ran over the
vessel, the dad lights forward were washed in, and the
water was rapidly gaining on the pumps. Deemed it Feu-
dist to slip the cable and let the steamer drive on the
said, with a view of saving our lives. She came to the
ground, Sandhesd Flat, about 'even a.m., and in 15 minutes
she filled. Remained ou board till seven am. (the captain
and 18 of the crew), taking refuge in the cabin, the re-
maining three in the main rigging. Those in the cabin
then got out by the skylight and launched the only two
remaining boat., and succeeded in getting to the land. Two
of the three men who took to the rigging remained when
the boats left, and owing to the fearful sea that was run-
ning no attempt could be made to get them off." The
survivors were landed at Ingold Mills, on the Lincolnshire
shore, to the southward of the Spurn. The lass of the
ship and cargo is estimated at near 20,UUDf. The owning are
hauled, and about 7,01/01. will fall upon the underwriters at
Lloyd's.

Loots or Flys Dem.—Another sad disaster is
recorded is connection with the late gale. The brig Darius,
of Shields, Smith, master. from Sunderland to Constautino-
pie with coals, became • total wreck on the Long Sand, off
Harwich, and of her crew of eleven men tire weredrowned.
The remainder were saved by a boat's crew from the
smack Volunteer of Harwich, who after seven hours' exer-
tion succeeded in rescuing the poor fellows from the rigging,
in which they bad remained 18 hours. When landed they
were in the greatest distress and weakness. Two of the five
drowned fell from the rigging when assistance was near at
hand, and the whole would probably have shared the same
fate soon afterwards.
DISTEIBOTIoIt or NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.—Notice
is given in yesterday's Gazitte that preparation are now
being made for the intended distribution of the bounty
awarded for destructiou of pintas is the ChiesSeas, on the
26th June and 4th July, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Ham.
horse.

The Victoria-street Theatre, Belfast, a wooden
erection, bee been completely destroyed by a firs, Which
for Boa time thtrstmsd the adjoining pseatises.