The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-29 00:00:00

THE LATE GALE&

The accounts from the coast continue to furnish
details of numerous casualties during the recent heavy
gale. The outward bound sea-going steamers appear to
have had a most severe trial, and the escape of some
trading between the Eastern ports and Holland have

been surprising, The wind, which had moderated to•

wards Monday evening, and remained so throughout
the night, seems to have freshened on the following
morning, and to have blown with much force. The
French squadron, which had been delayed in the Downs
by the boisterous weather until too late to do honour
to the Emperor at Calais, and got under weigh
on Tuesday morning in the hope of reaching
Boulogne in time to receive his Imperial Majesty, could
not make any progress against the stiff south-wester,
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which was blowing right up Channel ; and, in order to
avoid any serious misfortune, the fleet ran back, in the
course of the afternoon, to its old anchorage in the
Downs, where the ships were brought safely up for the
night. Yesterday (Wednesday) morning they made
another start, but with no better success, it is reported,
the wind continuing to blow hard. It is bringing up,
however, a number of homeward-bound ships ; among
them several from Australia, with a vast quantity of
gold on board.
The vessel which was wrecked at the mouth of Blake-
ney harbour, near Cromer, with all on board, was the
John and Hannah's Endeavour, of Goole. The crew
endeavoured to reach the shore in the boat, which was
capsized by the heavy surf, and all perished. Several
of the bodies have been cast up on the beach,
among them that of a woman. While the gale
was at its height, the smack Rover, of Scarborough,
was driven from her anchor, near the coast, and
cast upon one of the adjacent sands, where, it is feared,
the whole of the crew met with a watery grave.
The wreck previously reported on the Long Sands
turns out to be a small schooner. Nothing is known
of the hands. The Royal Adelaide steam-ship, which
left the Thames on Saturday night for Leith, encoun-
tered the full force of the storm. She contrived to
make her way as far as the Spurn, but the tempest
was too much for her ; her rudder became damaged,
and she had to get back. Happily, she succeeded
in making Lowestoft harbour. The screw-steamer
Ivanhoe, on a passage to Leith from Rotterdam,
had to run into Grimsby with loss of steering
wheel and other damage. The Glenalbyn steamer,
which was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, was
driven far out of her course by the gale, and eventually
had to make for Grimsby. The Royal Victoria, Mr.
Hunter, master, a large ship, which had arrived ff the
Spurn from New Orleans, had a most marvellous
escape. Early on Monday morning the heavy wind
and tremendous sea drove her from her anchors, tear-
ing away the windlass. She was brought to for some
time, but the increased gale blew away much of her
canvas. She afterwards shipped a heavy sea, which
did considerable mischief on deck, and filled the cabin
with water. The wind continuing north it was deemed
advisable to run for the Downs. Getting round, how-
ever, to the westward, a course was shaped to Lowes-
toft, which she reached. The Mary Ann, Stone master,
bound to Newhaven from Sunderland, was not so fortu-
nate. While off the Kentish Knock and endeavouring
to weather the gale, she was overpowered by it, and
made so much water that the crew were compelled to
abandon her, and, doubtless, she soon foundered. The
hands were picked up by a Yarmouth smack, and have I
since lauded at that port.

ANOTHER RISE IN THE PRICE Or BREAD.—Yester-
day much surprise was expressed by the public, but
particularly by the mechanical and working classes, as
the majority of the bakers throughout the metropolis
rose the 41b. loaf one penny. The first-rate bakers at
the West-end, the Strand, Holborn, and the City, now
charge 111 d., and some even is. for the best wheaten-
bread ; the second class bakers,Bld. to 9Ad. per 4 lb.,
weighed on delivery. In some of the populated dis-
tricts, however, many only charge 72d. to Bd. the loaf,
also weighed on delivery, and good wholesome bread.
The bakers, as an excuse for this sudden rise, state that
there is not onlya great deficiency both of wheat and flour
in this country in consequence of a bad harvest, but
that a great quantity is being exported to France and
other parts of the Continent.
Ma. BuNN.—This popular gentleman is coming out
in great force in the ensuing month. His new work on
America, under the taking title of " Old England and
New England," is announced by Bentley for early pub-
lication, and great expectations are entertained of it,
from his well-known racy style of writing. Mr. Bunn
will also, immediately after, give his new entertainment
on the result of his visit to the United States ; and from
the
in issue of his previous ones, which were so success-
ful America, as well as this country, Mr. Bunn is
with most of the leading institutions of the
provinces oiefi to
give this novel lecture.