The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

WRECK OFF DEAL.

DEAL, SUNDAY.

This morning at four o'clock a vessel was descried
entangled with the Goodwin Sands, and apparently
abandoned, and with loss of rudder. A boat from Deal
Vi as preparing to launch to render assistance, when a
lugger from Ramsgate was observed proceeding towards
her, and being so much to windward that she could run
with all suitable sail at her, no boat from Deal would
have been of service to the vessel, and they, the boatmen,
gave up the idea of launching, except being in readiness in
case an event should occur to require further aid than
that afforded from the Ramsgate lugger. The vessel in
question drifted in with the tide towards the Gull Stream
light-vessel, and having just then let fall her forsail, it
was conceived that some portion of the crew were on
board, but, from the subjoined particulars, it will be found
that only only one man was on board at the tune, and he
—he alone—made Fait as aforesaid at the necessary time,
also steering the vessel. However, the brig entered
the Gull Stream, drifting with her head sometimes
east and sometimes westerly, till she reached the Bunt
Head buoy, when through a tremendous sea and a
violent squall of wind, the Ramsgate lugger crew boarded
her. Many eyes of the early-rising community of Deal
were on this vessel, and it was soon seen that they were
making for the main, for her fast filling was perceptible
to them all. The brig, sailing before the wind, with
the logger's punt astern (in case she should suddenly
founder, thus to save all hands on board), was then
headed to our shore ; and at about a quarter to eight
she entered the breakers, and became stranded on Wal-
mer Beach (just to the south of the residence of Mr.
Green, the shipowner), and almo,t immediately her
maannast went by the board. Tremendous waves rolled
in on the unfortunate vessel, and the feelings of the flu-
me:4;3 crowd of persons who flocked there to witness the
scene may he imagined by our readers, for every mo-
ment, we expected the poor fellows to be swept from off
the 'vessel's deck.

At length, a small boat's craw volunteered, and they
succeeled in getting under the bows of the brig, and
rescuing the Ramsgate men and the one poor seaman—
the only one who had remained on board after the others
of the crew left in the ship's boat.
Her name then proved to be the Anemone, of Lon-
don, Ball, master, bound from Sunderland to Oporto, in
which trade she has been regularly employed, and her
cargo consists of railway iron, potash, magnesia, soda,
and a general cargo, from the north country port, which
is being taken into custody by the Messrs. Hight, the
Lord \Varden's officers, and who are actively exerting
themselves in storing that /portion which may from time
to time be recovered and landed. These gentlemen
have numerous waggons employed to convey the pro-
perty with the greatest expedition to their stores for
safety ; and every proper measure they are taking to
obtain as much of the cargo and materials as possible.
The remainder of the crew and the captain were
lauded at Dover today ; and the latter is arrived here
to assist in this unfortunate business. The Anemone
was built in 1849, was a fine clipper burdensome vessel,
and was esteemed in the trade as a regular dry and sate

carrier.
She belongs to Mr. Thomas Topton and her master,
who, we expect, are insured in the Sunderland Mutual
Marine.

BUSINESS OF THE PORT or LONDON.—The general
business of the port of London during the past week
has been active. The number of arrivals was 280 ves-
sels, being 132 more than in the previous week. The
total quantity of grain reported was 84,455 quarters, in-
cludio,g 23,61.2 quarters of wheat, in addition. to 16,650
barrels and 5,387 sacks of flour. . There were also. re-
portpd. 498 hhds., 909 casks, 905 cases, and 29,071 bags
of sugar. The number of vessels cleared outward was
107, being 6 less than in the previous week. Of these,
29 were in ballast, and 10 for the Australian colonies.
The number of ships on the berth loading for Australia
on the 22d inst. was 87, being one more than on the 23d
ult. ; 12 are for Adelaide, 6 for Geelong, 10 for Hobart
'7 Town, ' for Launceston, 7 for Melbourne, 6 for New
Zealand, 19 for Port Philip, 2 for Portland Bay, 17 for
Sydney, and 1 for Swan EiTer.