The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FEARFUL TEMPEST, WITH HEAVY CASUAL•
TIES AT SEA.

GIBRALTAR, JAN. S.
As anticipated yesterday by the fall of the barometer,
the weather continued stormy throughout the day and
night. About one o'clock this morning a gale set in!
preceded by a heavy fall of hail, with thunder and
lightning. It blew fearfully from the SW., and before
break of day had increased to a perfect hurricane, the
wind varying to every point of the compass.
During the tempest many of the tents in the'eucawP'
meet of the 66th Regiment, at the North Front, were
blown down. The sea on the eastern beach was terrific
and one of the cattle-sheds there was in part carried
away, besides damage to some of the dwellings in that
vicinity by the violence of the wind.
No serious accident has occurred in town ; but the
following i. 3 as complete &list of casualties which occurred
in the bay as could be obtained :
Yesterday morning the British brig Petrel, of Sunder'
land, Captain Baxter, from Syra and Malta, laden with
grain for England, parted with one of her chain cables.
The Spanish schooner Federico, Homedes, master, pe
back last night from Cassabianca with loss of anchors,
and is gone ashore off the western beach.
The British brig Providence, of and from Liverpool,
M'Kenzie, master, discharging coal here, dragged from
her anchorage, and, runningfoul of the brig Tyro, Of
Liverpool, ran ashore off the western beach. The Tyro
parted with one of her chain cables, and was supplied
with an anchor and chain from the shore.
The Sardinian brig Graciosa Fanny, IBulo, master,
which put in here yesterday, through stress of weather,
to repair damages, bound from Buenos Ayres to Mar'
seilles, parted from her anchors, and drove ashore oil
the western beach.

The British brig Rhoda, of Dover, Bandt, master, in
ballast, on shore off the western beach.

The British Lrigalitine Ellen, of Falmouth, Steer,
master, lately discbarged her cargo of coals, having
parted from her moorings, went ashore off the western
beach.

The American barque Yarmouth, of Boston, Free-
man, master, from Venice, bound to New York with
rags, parted from her cables and drove ashore off the
King's Bastion.

Thee Mecklenburg brig ?'aria, of Rostock, Duvall,
master, from the Black Sea, with a cargo of grain, ha,s
become a total wreck on the rocks off Prince Albert s
Front. A large launch belonging to Mr. Domingo
Garese, ship chandler, with 21 men, put off at great risk
to the assistance of this vessel, and succeeded in bringing
the master and crew to the shore in safety.
eiThe British barque Falcon, of Portsmouth, G. Foote.
master, from Alexandria and Malta, with a cargo ?f
beans, bound to Cork, parted with one of her chain
cables, and has been supplied from the shore with An
anchor and chain.

The British brig Margaret, Brooks, master, from
Mangan, with maize, which put in this morning, water•
logged, ran aground on the western beach.
The French brig Prosperite, Gaillot, master, from
Gijon, bound to Adra, on shore off the western beach.
The French brig Neily, Barra, master, from Mar-
seilles, bound to Rouen with a cargo of soap, lest bow-
sprit and sustained other damage.
The French brig Autumns, Beauregard, master, from
Licata with a cargo of sulphur, bound to Rouen, lost
chains and anchors.

The French brig Jeune Francois, Villemoras, master,
is dismasted. _

_The Portuguese brigantine Union, M. dos Santos,
master, from the coast of Morocco, was supplied with
an anchor and chain from the shore.

The Bremen ship Schieller, Bahr, master, from Pa-
lermo, with a general cargo bound to Boston, parted
from one of her chains, and was supplied with
an an-
_cher and chain from the shore.
The British brig Dawson, of Blyth, Thompson, mall'
ter, lost her jolly boat, which went ashore on the beach.
The British brig Vencedor, A. Cardony, master,
which put m here through stress of weather from Saffi,
with loss of anchor, &c., parted with a chain cable, and
has had an anchor and chain supplied to her.
The American barque Juniatta, bound to Almeria,
$43,; supplied with an anchor and chain from the shore.
The French government steamer Sentinelle, bound to
Tangier and Cadiz, detained here on account of the
severity of the weather, crossed over to Algeciras about
ten a.m., purposely to ride out the gale in safety.
The British steamer Earl of Lonsdale likewise crossed
over to Algeciras roadstead for the same purpose.
Although the wind has lulled a little the weather con-
tinues tempestuous, with a ,heavy sea and occasional
smart showers.

O wing to the heavy rains a great part of the ground
on the north front has become inundated.