The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

THE LATE GALES.

The equinoctial gales have been productive of great
havoc among the shipping off the coast. On Monday
and Tuesday nights the wind blew terrifically from the
S.W., with heavy falls of rain. The shipping in the
vicinity of the Downs appear to have suffered severely,
and a large fleet of outward-bound ships, which had
made a start a few days ago, after a lengthened deten-
tion, wind-bound, were obliged to put back for shelter.
During the fearful weather of Tuesday night three fine
ships, two bound to Australia and one to Hobart Town,
with passengers, had a narrow escape from destruction.
The Santipore, Captain Jewell commander, bound to
Hobart Town, from London, in making her way down
Channel, got upon the rocks at Folkestone. The lauding
of the passengers being accomplished, towards mid-day,
as the tide flowed, she providentially came off, but not
without loss of rudder and sustaining other damage.
The escape of this ship is most surprising. The other
unfortunate passenger-ship was a Dutch vessel, which
left the Thames a short time since for Port Philip.
Another outward-bound, the Corsair's Bride, Symons
master, from London to Ceylon, went ashore at
Dungeness during the gale of Tuesday. After being
exposed to considerable peril, she was at length got off
and taken into Dover harbour yesterday. On the other
side of the Ness, near Hastings, a fine schooner, called
the John Weavell, was wrecked, but the crew fortu-
nately succeeded in preserving themselves. The eastern
coast continues to be the scene of many distressing
casualties. The recent heavy winds have told with ter-
rible effect upon the small craft. Two sloops belonging
to Wells, in Norfolk, called the Two sisters, laden with
grain for the Humber, and the Blakeney and Hull
packet trader, are supposed to have perished in the
gales. Off Barrow, some distance out, a Newfound-

land dog was picked up swimming about. The poor
creature was much exhausted. It is believed to have
belonged to some vessel which has been lately lost.
The Margaret and Mary, of Fraserburgh, struck upon
a reef of rocks near Eyemouth, and foundered ; and
another disastrous wreck, the Cheviot, Ettershank, for
Aberdeen from Sunderland, is reported to have taken
place upon one of the Fern Islands. The Guardian, •
Mr. Scott master, laden with a valuable cargo, from
Bahia for Amsterdam, is feared to have perished
when near her destination. A bottle was washed ashore
at Nieudiep, containing a letter from the unfortunate
captain, Mr. Scott, stating that his vessel was in the
offing in a sinking state. Nothing has been heard of
her, and there is little doubt that she has foundered_
Several bodies have been found floating along the range
of coast. The Guardian was reported off Dungeness,
on her way up channel, on the 24th ult. An American
ship, named the Leonine, from Matanzas for St. Peters-
burg, was stranded on the Eyerland Bank and two other
vessels. Several mishaps happened near the mouth of the
Scheldt. A schooner was seen ashore, bottom upwards,
behind the Wester. She is supposed to be the Euplie-
mio. Nothing is known of her crew. A bark bound
to Cowes was lost behind the Koog, and only four of the
hands are reported to be saved. The Grief, from Lon-
don for the Baltic, and the Nederland, from Cardiff for
Leer, were driven ashore by the gale at Vlie. The ac-
counts from Gottenburg state that the Styrsoe fishermen
report that an English brig had been totally lost with
her crew on a reef in the Scaw. A Finnish brig laden
with tar has also been wrecked there. The schooner
Lyeka, from Stettin for London, was wrecked in the
same district, as also the Wilberforce, from Cardiff for
Cronstadt. The Jane Griffiths, bound to Hambu rgh
from Cardiff, was driven by a gale on a bank at K ohl-
brandt. Higher up on this range of the coast a nun Lber
of casualties are reported. The Sea Nymph, of New-
castle, and the Mariners' Hope, Wiskins, captain, I rere
driven ashore in the neighbourhood of Cronstadt.