The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-15 00:00:00

THE GALE.

At 1 o'clock on Sunday morning the Brechin Castle of
Whitby, coal laden, from Llanelly, was struck by a heavy
sea and became a total wreck off Beachey Head. Tho captain
and crow were saved and brought in a bovelling-beat to
Dover, where they wore received at the Sailors' Home in a
state of utter destitution. They were unable to save any of
their clothing beyond that in which they stood up.
On Saturday a despatch was received in Liverpool from
Carnarvon announcing the total loss of the Fort George, a
splendid iron-built Indiaman. The Fort George, under the
command of Captain Newlands, left Calcutta from Liver-
pool on the 15th of October last, and had on board 1,960
bales of cotton and a largo quantity of jute and rice. On
Friday evening, during a very severe gale, she was driven
ashore on Cymyrau beach, near Carnarvon, and bilged.
Previous to going ashore, however, she lost her rudder, and
therefore became unmanageable.

SHIELDS, Sittbuday Night.

This morning between 6 and 7 o'clock a violent gale canto
on to blow with the W.S.W., and it was continued until
this hour (8 p.m.). Shields harbour was a perfect scene of
contusion this forenoon, as a number of light vessels bed
arrived at the bar from London, and the tug boats having
got them into the harbour they could not be held to their
anchors, and drifted about in an alarming manner. A good
deal of datnago was done, but nothing very serious. At 10
o'clock this afternoon, however, a large full-rigged ship, tho
Victoria, of North Shields, having 40 keels of coals on
board, broke her mooring-chain, and drifted into the Nar-
rows. She grounded upon the Lowlight sand and lay there
until 5 o'clock this afternoon, when she was towed off upon
the flood tide by steamboats. It is feared that she is a good
deal damaged. A collier brig, also, drove on to the Herd-
sand, but she has been got off. Just before dark this even-
ing, as a lighter laden with iron ore from Hartlepool was
entering the harbour, she sunk. Her crew were saved, all
but ono man, who wont down with the unfortunate craft-
The steam tugs Lightning and Gloriana, of Shields, picked
up a ship bottom off Flamborough Head the day before
yesterday. They have towed her to the bar of the Tyne,
and aro waiting an opportunity to bring her into port. She
is supposed to bo a Norwegian bark laden with salt. 9 p.m.
—The wind is now IV.N.W., and all the ships aro moored,
But the gale is still blowing.
LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE, Saturday Night.

A very distressing shipwreck with loss of life has oc-
curred hero to-day, (writes Mr. J. Edmondson, Hon.
Secretary of the Lytham branch of the National Lifeboat
Institution) under the following circumstances :—During
the height of a very heavy gale, which prevailed here from
the west, a schooner was seen making for Lytham, and un-
fortunately, at a very critical part of the Channel. '[ho
wind veered more to the northward when the schooner fell
to leeward, and struck upon the Horse Bank, and such
was the destructive force of the sea that she filled almost
instantly, and fell over on her broadside, leaving but
the slightest chance of escape for the poor fellows
composing her crew. The Lytham lifeboat of
the National Institution was promptly launched, a mes-
senger being sent oft at the same time for a steam tug ; and
that not a moment might bo lost, the lifeboat, by means of
a rope attached to her, was dragged through the surf along
the shore by the spectators a distance of three quarters of
a mile in the direction of the ill-fated vessel, when the steam
tug coming up she took the lifeboat in tow, and proceeded
with her as near to the wreck as it was prudent for the
steamer to go, when the lifeboat was cast off, and upon her
arriving at the wreck it was discovered, as was generally
feared, that the crow had unhappily perished. The vessel
proved to be the schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda, John Murphy
master, with a crow of four hands. So complete was the
destruction of the vessel that the cargo was floating out of
her when the lifeboat arrived alongside.

HOLYHEAD, Saturday Night.
This morning a brigantine, which was anchored in the
outer roads, was observed to part ono cable. It was blow-
ing a strong gale from W.N.W. Soon after she drove and
hoisted signals of distress, upon which the lifeboat of the
National Institution stationed at Holyhead was at once sent
to her assistance. When the lifeboat reached the vessel,
which proved to be the brigantine Pia Nova, of Oporto, sho
was found to bo so close to theelipera Rocks, that her stern
was in the broken water, and it appeared almost hopeless to
attempt to sarve her. However, some of the lifeboat's crew
jumped on board, and, at much risk, and with great skill,
succeeded in canting her the right way, slipped her chain,
and ran her in safety to the valley. As the boat was re-
turning, her crow observed the schooner Britannia to slip
for the outer roads. The lifeboat proceeded to her assist-
ance, and fortunately succeeded in taking her to the valley. The lifeboat behaved very well, and the mate of the Pia
Nova considered her services very praiseworthy and the
conduct of her crew most meritorious.

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