The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-29 00:00:00

The weather looks very unsettled. We have no
information that the gale went_ further south than
Flamborough Head.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 27.—The fine weather we have
experienced for some time past has given place during
the last few days to violent gales of wind, fogs, and
almost incessant heavy showers of rain. On Thurs-
day afternoon, almost without any previous indication,
a violent and destructive gale of wind few:Lila -north
and mirth-west, accompanied at intervals by heavy
showers of rain, sprang up, and continued with little
or no intermission throughout the night and during
the greater part of Friday, causing a very heavy shell
both on the river and outside in the channel, which,
we are sorry to say, has proved very destructive_ to
both life and property among the shipping.
The first casualty which we have to record hap-
pened to the flat America, bound from Rbyl for Pres-
ton, laden with bark. The fishing-smack Dolphin
was making through the Victoria Channel when she
Perceived the America in greatdistress, and labouring
very heavily. She immediately bore down to her
assistance and took her in tow, but the ropes
having broken several times they were compelled
to abandon her, after taking off her crew,
when near the Nelson buoy. The flat sank immedi-
ately afterwards, and there is no doubt soon broke
up, as her cargo was seen floating about in all direc-
tions. A few minutes after the America had gone
down the men on board the Dolphin saw a schooner
sink near the Bell buoy. They were, however, at too
great a distance to be able to render any assistance to
her unfortunate crew, and all on board perished. We
have been informed, however, that the Dolphin made
known the circumstance to the crew of the Formby
light-ship, but they took no notice of it. The name
of the schooner is not known, but as far as could be
made out, the first three letters of her name, painted
on her stern, appeared to be " Goy."
Another sad affair which we have to record occurred
to the schooner Eliza, a vessel of 90 tons, belonging
to Mr. W. Threlfal, iron merchant and shipowner, of
Preston. It appears that about seven o'clock on Fri-
day morning, as the steamer Iron Duke, from Dub-
lin, was coming through the Victoria Channel, when
near the Burbo Bank, Captain Christie observed the
masts of a vessel, sunk off the bank, above water,
and two men lashed to the rigging. :Notwithstand-
ing a tremendous sea was running and a fierce gale
blowing from the north•north-west, the Iron Duke
was brought as near as possible to the sunken craft,
and a boat ordered out to the rescue. Mr. Dimon-
son, the chief mate, and four men sprang into the
boat, and after two hours hard work they succeeded
in picking the captain, John Brockbank, off the
shrouds. The other man, though alive when the
Iron Duke first saw them, died before the boat
reached the schooner. When restored Brockbank
stated that the schooner was bound from Troon for
Preston, with iron, and while running to this port for
shelter became unmanageable, and struck on Burbo
bank about half-past three o'clock the previous after-
noon, and sank in ten minutes afterwards. As soon
as she struck two of the crew were washed overboard
Their :names were Matthew Brady and William
M'Grath, both unmarried. The captain and the
other man, whose name was Brannan, then lashed
themselves to the rigging, in which situation they
had been for upwards of 17 hours when seen by the
Iron Duke. Great praise is due to Captain Christie
and his crew for the indefatigable exertions made by
them in proceeding to the rescue. A subscription
was entered into by the passengers on board the Iron
Duke, which realized 61., half of which was placed at
the disposal of the captain of the Eliza, and the re-
mainder will be given to the men who so nobly un-
dertook to man the boat.
To day the wind has almost died away, but it has
rained almost continually. The marine telegraph re-
ported this morning that a schooner was seen to go
down at nine o'clock last night, near the North-West
Lightship, but we are not aware whether the crew
were saved. The schooner Amatolia, hence for the
Cape of Good Hope, was also reported to be moored
to a buoy at the entrance of the river Dee, having
lost both anchors and chains.