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London, England, 1851-11-20 00:00:00

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notwithstanding the heavy wind which was then
she continued to pursue the usual track.
~ .. /er, brought worse weather, and it was iti difficulty she could bear up against the north-
:sterly gale which was raging. The sea also broke
breakinge'if possible, becoming over the vessel
over her with tremendous force, and, straining her
with much severity, it was discovered that she had
made a considerable leakage, and that the water was
fast gaining upon her. The pumps were kept in
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and sweeping the deck, rushing down the engine-
room; it soon appeared evident that the water could
not be reduced' unless the storm moderated. For
many anxious hours the crew, with an extraordinary
amount of
_suffering, endeavoured to preserve her. At
leligthlhe'vvater reached the fires, and, being extin-
gol,hed, the ill. fattd steamer soon became un-
manageable, and , as her foundering appeared inevit-
able;' Mr.' Smith, for the due preservaticn of his
crew, es upon abandoning ner, and about
tine orrtoein"o'c!ock on Sunday night they took
to their life-boat. Tr :e condition of the poor fellows
during the night was of the most trying character.
:win,. to the fvuful sea that wAs running, it was
feared that their craft would not be able to weather it,
end that they would be scattered to the. deep. The
heavy f.:11 of snow also tended to add to their ,sufrer-
ings, and for sons i six or eight hours they were buf-
feted about the ocean in the Luc st painful state of sus-
pense. About three o'clock in the morning they, wale
perceived by the Norfolk steamer, which Was on a
voyage fro:II-Rotterdam to Hull, and her master, Mr,
Leethane, took the most prompt means to pick up the
unfortunate fellows. That was happily accomplished,
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Along the line of the Norfolk cansured.
oast the wind
and fall
of snow was heavy and severe.
have been announced, and by the
fumerous disasters
ragnaents of wreck
which have been cast up it is f
eared that some Dutch
vessel perished with all bands, near So vio-
lent was the gale from the north -w s wells.
complete stop to the coasters bound eat that it put a
but for the strong protection afforded inr Bridlingtonward , and
Bay it is difficult to conjecture what might have
been
the extent of havoc amongst the Shipping- On Mon-
day morning upwards of 600 wind-bound vessels we
moored in that bay, a scene seldom witnessed on that
part of the coast. Numerous casualties betel them,
and during the height of the snowstorm a schooner
named the Carib, of Exeter, came in collision with a
brig, and immediately foundered. Higher up the
coast, even farther northward than the Tyne, the
snow fell heavily, and in the vicinity of Fraserburgh,
the Edward, of Lynn, supposed to be from Lerwick
to Glasgow, was totally wrecked, and every creature
on board it is believed perished. Several bodies had
been washed ashore.

[PRICE SD,

The steamers which arrived in the Thames yester-
day from the northward speak of the heavy character
of the snowstorm. It, however, did not appear to
extend further southward than the Norfolk coast,
although the wind was piercingly cold.

INDpIeAr
sThiRp,AID,2EOOII. burden, we
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TOTAL LOSS OF THE MEMNON, EAST
This splendid clipper
regret. to say, was lost on the 13th of September last,
while on her " maiden voyage" to London, in the
Gasper Straits. She was an American build, and
was last from Hong-Kong, where it is said she re-
ceived a freight of 12,000 chests of tea, consigned to
several merchants in the City. On the night of the
13th of September, in beating down the China Sea,
she was caught in a squall W.N.W., which carried
her on a point of reef of rocks, on an island off the
west-end of Pulo-Liettben in the Straits. After
thumping heavily for three hours, the carpenter re-
ported eighteen feet of water in the hold. The next
morning the wreck was surrounded by a large num-
ber of the natives, who, exhibiting hostile feelings to-
wards the crew, the commander (Captain Gordon) not
having fire-arms on board to protect the vessel, was
obliged to abandon her ; she had bilged, and there
was no chance of getting her off. The crew, with the
officers, proceeded to Gaspar Island with the
exception of about ten Malays, who refused to follow
the master's instructions, saying they would remain
with the natives, as they understood the language.
Three or four days after Captain Gordon succeeded in
boarding the wreck, when they found that everything
portable above water had been carried away. In a
day or so the British ship Jeremiah Garaett, Captain
Daley, from Liverpool for Shanghai, came in sight,
and being communicated with, the Memnon crew and
officers were taken on board, where they were treated
with the utmost kindness. The vessel took them to
Singapore. The n-mnon and her cargo were insured
to the extent of 50,0001.