The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

Plate of 501.

Once More
Tom Pinch

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SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE.
Yesterday accounts were received from the various
outports, detailing numerous casualties to shipping,
unfortunately involving a serious loss of life ; the gale
is described by the seamen who were caught in it as
most terrific in its violence and dOstrous in its
effects. The storm did not prevail from one point,
but shifted about from S.S.W. to N.N.W., and was
accompanied with heavy rain, and at intervals with
thunder and lightning. Ramsgate harbour is crowded
with vessels, most of which have either sustained
damage to their spare, bulwarks, and rigging, or lost
their anchors in the Downs. The Princess Royal,
contract mail packet, with the Hamburgh and
Bremen mails, was obliged to put into Harwich and
land the mails at that port; when off Southwold, on
Tuesday morning, she fell in with the crew (nine
seamen) of the Ondine, of Whitby, wrecked on
Sizeweil Bank, and conveyed them and their boat to
Harwich.
Among the many disasters that occurred, a ship
called the Elizabeth, Mr. Baynes, of Jersey, was
wrecked on the Main, between St. Margaret's Bay
and Kingsdown. It happened about eleven o'clock
on Monday night. She was last from Halifax, and
was bound for Havre with a cargo of , mahogany.
She had almost reached her destination, when over-
taken by the storm and losing her sails, she was blown
away past her part. The master for safety bore away
into the downs, to escape from the fury of the storm,
where, unfortunately, it increased tenfold, in the midst
of which she drove ashore in the spot above mentioned.
The masts were instantly cut away, and otber means
taken to preserve the vessel from the wreck. This, how-
ever, was found to be impossible, and it was with great
difficulty that the lives of the crew were saved. Much
doubt exists es to any portion of the wreck being got
off. In the course of the same night several vessels,
though they had two chains out, were swept from
their moorings, and were driven foul of others with
great violence. Booms, bulwarks, &e., were carried
away, and other mischief done. Upwards of a dozen
ships lost their cables, spare, &c., and were nigh being
driven ashore on the Goodwin.
Off Dungeness, New Romney, and Rye four ves-
sels, named the Laurel, of Whitby, the Thomas and
Ann from Dieppe, the Honoria, for London, and the
William, from Liverpool, were cast ashore, and will
become total wrecks. The crews were providentially
saved by taking to the boats.
Northward of the Thames, along the coast of Har-
wich, Aldborougb, Yarmouth, and Bridlington, no
fewer than 30 coasting vessels were driven ashore,
where, up to the last post, they remained, without a
chance of being got off.
A brig named the Euphemia, belonging to Blake-
.ney, bound from Seaham to London, on Tuesday
evening struck on the Snipwash Sand ; the gale blew
her off into deep water, where she foundered. Un-
happily, some of her crew went down in her and pe-
rished ; the remainder took to the boats and were
saved. Near the same spot, on the previous morning,
a barque was seen by the coastguard at Aldborough
to capsize and disappear almost immediately after-
wards. Not a soul was saved from her.
On the Scroby Sand, near Yarmouth, the ship
Alte Agent, belonging to Dantzic, from Shields, out-
ward bound for Venice, was wrecked the same night;
the master and one Loy met with a watery
grave. The rest, numbering 13, saved themselves by
the boats.
Nearly 200 sail took shelter in Bridlington Bay to
escape the fury of the gale. The surf in the bay was
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We also hear of a vessel being lost on the Battery
Rocks, off Tynemouth, near North Shields. She is
Captain Abbott, from called the John Wesley,
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derney. She struck about 9 o'clock on Tuesday
night. The lifeboat was sent uut from the shore, and
succeeded in taking the crew out of the wreck.
In addition to the above list of disasters, several
total losses have been reported at Lloyd's. In one
instance many lives were lost.