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. The captain
and crew were saved and brought in a hovelling -boat to
Dover, where they were 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 large 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, Saturday Night.

This morning between 6 and 7 o'clock a violent gale camp
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
confusion this forenoon, as a number of light vessels had
arrived at the bar from London, and the tug boats having
got them into the harbour they could not he held to their
anchors, and drifted about in an alarming manner. A good
deal of damage was done, but nothing very serious. At 10
o'clock this afternoon, however, a largo full-rigged ship, the
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'cloek 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 one man, who went 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 Tyno,
and are waiting an opportunity to being her into port. She
is supposed to be a Norwegian bark laden with salt. 0 p.m.
—The wind is now W.N.W., and all the ships are 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. The
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 crow. The Lytham lifeboat of
the National Institution was promptly launched, a mes-
senger being sent off at the same time for a steam tug; and
that not a moment might be 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 vesselproved to bo 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 one 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 vessels
which proved to be the brigantine Pia Nova, of Oporto, she
was found to be so close to theClipera Rocks, that her stern
was in the broken water,
and it appeared almost hopeless to
attempt to servo 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 beat was re -
turning, her crew observed the schooner Britannia to slip
for the outer roads. The lifeboat proceeded to her assist-
The lifeboat behaved very
ance, and fortunately succeeded in taking her to the valley.
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Nova considered her services very praiseworthy and tho
conduct of her crew most meritorious.

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