The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

THE NORTHUMBERLAND COAST.

A North Shields correspondent, writing on Saturday
night, says :—" About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
most violent gale from E. and E.S.E, burst upon the coast
of Northumberland, and it continued with unt.bated fury
during the night and over to-day, until about 6 o'clock
this evening, when it lulled. The sea is very high— from
six to seven feet on the bar of the Tyne—and it is bursting
upon the coast with great fury. As already reported in the
Scotsman, a considerable number of laden ships sailed
from the Tyne yesterday morning, and some small laden
craft put out of the port just before the gale came on.
During last night and today many laden vessels, not only
belonging to this port, but to Sunderland and Hartlepool,
have got back to the shelter of our harbour. Other ves-
sels are unaccounted for, however, and in the storm of
last night badly-found and heavily-laden vessels would be
In great danger of foundering or driving on to a lee shore.
Down to 10 o'clock to-night no casualties are reported. The
Pioneer steam ship, belonging to the General Steam Navi•
gation Company, having become disabled through breaking
her machinery, left the Tyne yesterday evening in tow of
the Mermaid steamer, belonging to the same company, for
London, and the same anxiety is expressed with regard to
them ; but hopes are entertained that they may have reached
the Humber. The gale did not reach Yorkshire until three
houhr after it came on here. It was accompanied by a vio-
lent storm of thunder and lightning. In consequence of
the heavy rains the north country rivers are much flooded.
—Scotsman of yesterday.

LIVERPOOL.
DISASTERS TO SHIPPING AND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

Yesterday it was currently announced, but upon what
grounds our correspondent could not ascertain, that a large
passenger ship had been lost in her passage down Channel.
In the absence therefore of any corroboration of the report,
we feel bound to consider the matter as a mere rumour,
founded no doubt upon the amount of damage sustained by
the coasting E hipping in the late N.E. gale, and its probable
effects upon the larger tonnage shipping then in the Channel.
A despatch from Greenock received here to-day says that
en Saturday night a large coasting schooner, name at pre-
sent unknown, sunk off the West Harbour, and it was
generally believed that all hands perished. A second des.
patch, dated Londonderry to-day (Monday) states that the
Lotus, a large ship belonging to Belfast, and laden with a
cargo of timber, has been driven ashore in Mulroy Bay,
bottom up. It is supposed this is the same ship which was
seen a few days since drifting about in the Sound of Inis-
trahul. When first seen in the Sound the vessel was a
wreck, and there was no one to be seen on board. The crew
could not possibly have reached the shore, owing to the
tremendous sea which was running, and it is feared that
all on board have perished.
A third despatch. dated Belfast, 24th, says :—" The
schooner Cruizer, belonging to Port St Mary has been sunk
in this lough, and all hands have perished. A boat belong..
ing to the schooner has been washed ashore. The Hope, of
Liverpool, laden with pig iron, and bound from Ardrossan
to Morecambe, was driven from her anchors yesterday
morning, and coming into collision with another schooner,
whose name could not be ascertained, was cut down to the
water's edge, and sunk in 10 fathoms. The damage to the
other vessel is not known, but fortunately the crew of the
Hope escaped."