The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-01 00:00:00

TIIE EQUINOCTIAL GALES.

In addition to the numerous lists of wrecks given in
our yesterday's impression the following have to-day
been reported at Lloyd's. A large- fleet of coasting-
vessels, besides those already referred to, are also men-
tioned. The Higginson, of Caernarvon, Captain Jones,
from Quebec, with timber, arrived off Wieklow, Sep-
tember 26, but slipped her anchors in the gale yesterday,
ran ashore near the harbour's mouth there, and is a
tothl wreck ; cargo strewed along the beach ; one man
drowned.—Dublin, Sept. 27.—The Jules and Armando,
of Croisic, Captain Thibandea, from Dunkirk, in ballast,
ran on Blyth Sand Point, yesterday, whilst taking the
bar.—Blyth, Sept. 29.—The Margaret, Captain Codner,
from Quebec, which was lying in Tor Roads, waiting for
water to come into harbour, parted from both anchors,
and drove on shore at Torres Abbey Sands, where she
broke her rudder and filled. She is now being stripped
and lightened, and as the weather is moderate, mi.r;_t.
tempt will be made to get her afloat this evening's ti of
—Torquay, Sept. 28.—The Wanderer, schooner, rn'•
Liverpool, was totally lost yesterday, on Coltlsland,
making for Skerriee ; all hands supposed to be drowned.
—Dublin, Sept. 29.
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shipping either at Newcastle ,
and there
considerably in the afternoon, was a conse-
quent fall in the river.
far as could be ascertained 3esterdaY.
the French, departments along the
Accounts from ,
-4:den. gales of •
Atlantic state that vi wind, accompanied
and
by thunder, lightning, rain, prevailed on Friday and
Saturday on the cast.
ma.
st, On Saturday night the wind
was unusually high L.. 1" , is.
The Journal du Ain .e says :—" The gale of wind
which has been sweep,n—
-g, along our coast for the last 10
increased on Saturday •
days incre y night to a perfect hurricane.
The jetties shook. to their very foundations, and fears
were several times entertained that they should give way.
raobvrawu tatnt: theyei
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The waves broke high over the quays, and the wind did
considerable damage to the houses of the town, None
of the steamers could venture out, and all the vessels in
the port were obliged to take unusual precautions. A
little after daybreak on Sunday the mercury rose a little,
and the wind began to subside."—At Lyons also it ap-
pear; that the wird wa', unu•ually violent on the :lame
night and during the whole of the preceding day. "The
wind blew quite a tempest on Saturday (says the Courricr
de Lyon), and tore up several trees in this city. Another
tree on the Quai de la Charit4 was snapped in two. A
number of houses have suffered, in their chimneys and
roofs, and one stable was, we understand, blown dowr
We fear that considerable damage must have been de
Ili in the country. around."
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