The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-27 00:00:00

CIIIIISTCHI-11( !I, NovEmsta23.

The devastation here is beyond description: scarcely a
house has escaped damage. About 9 •.M. a veisel in dis-
tiess was observed in the West Bay, nearly under Iteng st-
bury Head. Many of the inhabitants immediately pro-
ceeded to the spot, and with much laudable exertion save.]
two of the crew (the mate and an old man) from a
watery grave. The captain, his son, and four of the crew
are lost. The vessel appears to he the Hero, of South-
ampton, Captain Lannan, from Sivanage, laden with stone,
burthen about 100 tons.

Exeter and its vicinity have suffered considerably by the
dreadful stonna on MontLy and Tuesday morning, as well
as various parts in Somerset. Similar devastations hart
occurred at Southampton, Salisbury, Axminster, &min-
ster, Blandford, War,lham, Christchurch, and at Inver-
ness, in Scotland. llomies flare been unroofed, othtrs

blown down, cattle, sheep, and pigs drowned, trees up-
root, d, lead blown off the churches, and persons obliged to
he taken out of their garret windows, on account of. the
dreadful floods. Communications have been stopped be-
moat one village and another, and between onq port town
to the other. Tire whole line of coast is strewed with
wrecks, and many more: valuable lives must have been lost
titan those already known. In short the damage done is ab-
solutely incalculable.

The following shipwrecks, casualties, ecc..from tile late
gales, in addition to those we have already given, were
yi stivilay posted at Lloyd's:—
iiAMBEAGII, NOV. I..—One hundred and fifty casks of butte,
of various marks and sizes, have been picked up near /rangoort.
It is known that they were shipped on board the Attire, Sibtoti
it in therefore feared she is lost.
Dor En, Nov. 25.—The ship seen to the westward is the Reno-
lotion, Keen, with loss of mainmast, unshorn and cables, sails.
&c. ; she is in charge of some pilots. Just liefore dark a large
vessel was discovered to the westwanl in a very damaged suite, with
a boat stterding her ; she appears to be either a ship or a lime
brig, with only her foremast standing.
DARTSIOUTH, Nov. 24.—A great quantity of orange sas
Imiting about this coast. his feared some vessels have bean lost
in the late drful gales.
cN
roor. , Nov. 2S.—The Genia, Scotland, of Atlas, from
Cadiz to !lull and Leith. put in here yesterday a-wing, with her
decks swept of boats, loss of sails, e. The Albion, Henley,
dues not appear to have sustained much damage ; she ie lying on
the mutt in the harbour, but the whole of her cargo must he dis-
charged before she can be gut off: Tim aPer-part of a vessel has
. been driven on shore (name unknown), but supposed to to
foreigner ; it may be supposed she was wine laden, as several ripei
and butts have been seen washing and dashing to pieces tinder the
cliffs.

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PE xzattcr„ Nov. M.—The gale here has been dreadful. The
light-bons.: is blown down t several firkins and pieces of wreck are
floating about here ; almost every vessel in the harbour has reeelved
more or less damage' bet they are principally small craft belonging
to this port. Three dead bodies have l.r.ea washed on shore.
The Nelly, Brown, from Berwick to boneon, is on shore near
Grimsby, but expected to be got of:
The Endyinion, Young, trout Petemburgb to Dundee, was
totally lost 3d instant, near the SCalr. rrew saved.
The S•adt Lubeck, Linder, front Lubeck to London, is lost
upon Hosp.
Tile Cants, Ashton, from Hull to Memel, was lost neat Bar en -
bergen, 3d instant. Crew saved.
The Rachel. Allison, from Wyberg to Hull, foundered 4th inst•
ncar the Dogger-bank.

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