The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-27 00:00:00

THE LATE STORMS.

[Extract of a Private Letter from Plymouth, dated Nov. 23.1
"'This port exhibits now a moat distressing sight. A dread-
ful storm from the S.S.W. arose this morning about three
o'clock, which did extensive mischief among the shipping here.
From 23 to 30 vessels are now on shore. In Destiman's Bay
alone, there are 16. 1 have just been to view the spot, and of
ail the terrific objects I ever saw, it is the worst. Two ves-
sels there appeared to me like a mass of splinters, so much had
they battered each other. There is one vessel in the Sound
quite dismasted, and another on the Breakwater, bottom up;
one entirely lost under the Hoe Flag Staff, and several to pieces
in Mill Bay. Many lives are lost, but the number it is im-
possible to ascertain at present. The oldest inhabitant never
remembers such a storm ; and had it not been fir the Break-
water, half Plymouth (that is the lower part) would have been
washed away. As it was, this part was inundated to the depth
of several feet. The damage on shore, from the violence of
the gale, has not been inconsiderable. The Theatre is half
unroofed."

EXETER.—This city and its neighbourhood experienced,
on Monday last, a most tremendous storm of rain, accom-
panied with thunder, lightning, and a very high wind ; it
commenced early in the afternoon, and continued with little
intermission for twenty-four hours. Towards evening, and
during the night, it blew a hurricane, the rain falling
in torrents ; passing
the streets was rendered dangerous
from the incessant falling of slates; bricks, &c. from the
roofs of houses and stacks of chimneys ; many of the ye-
nerable elms. of Northernhay 'Walk were 'despoiled of
their noble branches; a fine beech-tree in the front of Mr.
Drew's house, at Hill's Court, was also torn up by the roots,
and precipitated across the road, carrying the railing and
lamp-post with it ; the top of a willow tree on the Parket's-well
Estate, was blown off, in falling it struck and much injured
a valuable Guernsey cow ; some elms at Red-hill, near this
city, on the Okehampton-road, were blown across, and so eflec-
tually blocked, up the road, that the Falmouth mail, whose
usual time-of arrival is half-past four in the morning, did not
reach the Post-office till half-past six o'clock. A.x., when the
guard arrived on horseback with the bags. The rivers Eie,
Culm, and Creedy, rose rapidly, and pouring down their united
waters, the banks, were overflowed, and the low lands laid
under water. Mrs. Hutchings of Exminster, has lost 150,
and Mr. Baker, of the same place 70 sheep. About one
o'clock P.M. yesterday, the river appeared at its greatest
height, nt which time it was nearly three feet deep in Okehanip-
ton-street, and Alphington-street was rendered impassable to
persons on foot. Exmouth appears to have been peculially un-
fortunate, for on Monday evening, a fire broke out in the house
of Mr. Pike, linen-draper, which destroyed the greater part
of his stock of drapery goods antP,houaebold furniture ; it
was scarcely got under when the hurricane came on.—
The sea broke in, completely inundating the lower part of the
town, and obliging the inmates of the various houses to fly to
their upper rooms, the water being in many place' six feet deep.
The Teignmouth morning coach from hence was obliged to re-
turn, not being able to proceed further than Starcross ; and the
accounts from-Dawlish are truly deplorable ; the sea here made
a complete breach on the land, destroying the New Road on
the beach, and carrying off all the boats, bathing machines,
&c. Of the houses on the beach, whose inhabitants escaped
almost in a state of nudity, the windows are torn out, and the
lower rooms filled with sand and large stones, one of which, as
large as a man could lift, was found wedged in the fire-place of
one of the houses. The gardens behind are covered, to nearly
the depth of two feet, with sand and stones; part of the wall of
the Preventive House was washed down, anti the Warren com-
pletely inundated.—(E..refer Flying Pust.)

The Dispatch sloop of war was paid off at Chatham on
Wednesday morning, and the crew, Just prior to quitting her,
presented to the Commander, Captain Scott, a handsome sword
and belt; and to Lieut. Thurtell (brother to the late John
Thurtell), two epaulets, as a mark of their gratitude, for the
uniform kindness they have experienced during the time they
have served in that vessel—The Ranger, of 211 guns, was paid
on Wednesday, and sailed from Chatham on Suntlity last.—
The Hogue, of 74 guns, was taken into Chatham dock on Mon-
day.—(Kenlish Gazette:)
MARLBOROUGII-STREET.—Yesord4y. Sir JOHN
COPLEY, the Attorney-General, came to thiti, Office,
and ap-
plied to Sir George Farrant, the Magistrate; for, the assistance
of an Officer in tracing out the perpetration 'of a robbery that
had been committed m his house' in George-street, Hanover-
square. The Magistrate directed Plank, the Chief Officer, to
attend to the Right Honourable Gentleman's statement
of the particulars, and take the necessary measures accord.
ingly. Sir John Copley said, that some time ago a quantity of
plate, consisting ofspoons, forks, &c. had been stolen from sprees
or cupboard, which had always been kept locked, and the key of
which hung in a particular spot, known only to certain persons
and, as no violence had been committed in opening thepress itwas
clear it had been opened by the use of the key. Being, how..
ever, quite at a loss upon whom to rest suspicion, as his ser-
vants were all of the beat character, he let the matter drop, and
took no trouble to investigate the circumstance ; but the plate
was removed to another place, which was also kept locked, and
the key deposited in a different spot from where the former
used to be laid. Now again, however, without any violence
upon the place where the plate was kept, a considerable
part more has been carried off; and, as he still can have
no suspicion of any particular individual, he was anxious
to have the matter investigated. The loss of plate in the
whole was of the value of about 301.—Plank immediately gave
the necessary instructions to Westcott, an active Officer, to pro-
ceed to the Right Hon. Gentleman's house; and no doubt the
thief, whoever it may be, will be shortly brought to justice.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tnis Day.)

The Lotto CHIEF JUST/CE, on taking his spat,
gave judgment in two cases, but intimated that
the Court was not prepared in the case of Duncan
v. Thwaites, to decide this day.