The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

prosperity of the c .dony, he.d been held at the town
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be adopted in order to secure to the colony the advan-
tages held out by Mr Ramos's discovery for improving
sugar. The meeting was a very interesting one, and it
was ultimately determined to petition the Legislature to
secure to Mr. Ramos exclusive right to the discovery for
a certain number of years.
A heavy gale was experienced at St. Thomas on the
23d of Srpfember from N.N.W., in which the French
brig Mathilde was driven on shore and wrecked. The
gale was also felt at Antigua, Nevis, and St. Kitt's, but
fortunately did not cause much damage.
Her Majesty's ships Imaum and Alban were at Ja-
maica. The Rosamond was on a cruise, but was to pro-
ceed to England on her return to Port-Royal. Her
Majesty's ships Portland (Rear• Admiral Moresby),
Virago, and Cockatrice, were at Valparaiso, the Theta-
ins at Callao, the Swift at Acapulco, and the Thetis at
Behring's Straits.
The Royal Mail steamer Dee was in the Gulf of
Mexico, the Derweut on the Barbadoes and Trinidad
route, the Eagle at Jamaica, the Great Western and
Thames at St. Thomas, the Trent on the Spanish Main.

ST. THOMAS.—BEAUY GALE AND 'WRECKS.
This island was visited with a very severe gale from
on the 23d ult., which caused much devastation.
The barometer commenced to fail on the afternoon of
Wednesday, and indicated the approach of a storm or
hurricane, which, however, did not commence before
about four o'clock on the morning of the 23d, and
gradually increased until nine o'clock, when most of
the barometers—as compared afterwards—had fallen
five lines. The gale came from the N.N.W., and by
Colonel Reid's " Theory of Storms," St. Thomas rnus
have stood on the outside of the circle. A gale from that
direction exposes our harbour more than the town, which
latter is considerably sheltered by the high hills im-
mediately at its back. In the town we hare not many
casualties to chronicle, as the injuries sustained con-
sist of some galleries attached to the front of
dwellings having blown away, roofs partially strip-
ped of their tiles and slates, fences and trees blown
down, and two of the pillars which supported the
wooden rails around the Reform Dutoh Church were also
thrown down. In the harbour the accidents are of a far
more serious character. The shipping, which by good
fortune were few, have sustained much injury. The
Spanish brigantine, Delores la Perla, foundered imme-
diately in front of the Marine Slip ; the Spanish sloop
San Antonio also foundered opposite the shipyard of
Ceptain Daniel ; both of these will require considerable
outlay to be raised. The French brig Mathilde, of
Havre, which had just arrived from Martinique, in bal-
last, parted from her anchors at about ten o'clock in the
morning, and ran ashore at the point under Havensigt-
hill, and opposite Prince Rupert's Rocks, where she soon
afterwards became a total wreck. Fortunately the
whole of her crew were saved through the able manage-
ment of her commander, Captain Wannebroncq, in getting
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ceived great damage from the French barque Revanche,
which parted her cables, and ran into each of them with
such force as to cause the three to drift to the east end
of the harbour. An unfortunate young porter met with
a watery grave the same day, by recklessly jumping
overboard to pick up a Panama hat that had been blown
from cif the head of a gentleman and fell into the water.
The poor fellow reached his object, but, alas! nature be-
came exhausted, and he was drowned before reaching
the chore. His body was found yesterday afternoon.
We have not heard of any further loss of life.—St
Thomas's Times.
A private letter, received yesterday morning from
Tortola, says:—" We have had our share of the gal© of
the 23rd—rather severe ! It commenced here about
three a.m., from the north, hard, and increased until
about ten o'clock, at which time two or three gusts ap-
peared to have done all the mischief. Several old
houses blown down, out-offices of late custom-house de-
stioyed, stables
and temples also blown to atoms, much
injury to roofs of dwellings. After this there was a
lull of about half an hour, and we all knew that the sud-
den ceasing of the wind was omiuous. Accordingly, for
two hours w® experienced a fearful gale from the south.
west, causing much injury. Two vessels, a brig and a
schooner, have been greatly crippled. From the country
and other parts, the intelligence is, distressing. Most of
the labourers' cottages on the plantations have been
blown to the ground, and the canes dreadfully injured,
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MARINE DISASTERS.—The English sloop Jessy, with
rum, sugar, molasses, and empty hogsheads, was dr:ven
from her anchorage at Nevis, on the 23d inst., and lost
sails, anchors, and mast; captain left behind.
carriedThoop Saucy Teaser, with molasses, sugar,
' away her must between Saba Bad St.
The English schooner Eclipse, Hassell, master, which
left this port UT St. Kitt's, with provisions, returned from
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otherwise injured.
The English ship Mary and Ann, of 262 tons, Captain
George Dempster, left the island of St. Vincett on the
22d instant, hound for Greenock, laden with agar and
molasses, and encountered the gale on the 24th, when
she sprang a leak. She put into this port yesterday,
for the purpose of discharging her cargo ant undergo-
ing the necessary repairs.
TORTOLA.—A. correspondent writes :-:-"There is a
large brig, the Horatio, at anchor off the buff of Beef
Island is a dismasted state, unable to proceed—foremast
most seriously damaged ; and she waits for an easterly
wind to repair to your port for repairs. There is also
a schooner lying at Peter's Island with sailsall blown off
—unable to proceed—name unknown."