The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-07 00:00:00

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it was impossible to face it, and the blinding rain
and spray,' together with dense masses of clouds
which appeared to touch the earth, prevented us
seeing anything.
The fury of the wind was indescribable, and the
roaring of the sea and the shrieking of the wind
fearful.

During the vortex I tried to secure the ship from
blowing off, when I feared she must have been car-
ried over the bar, and probably have become a total
wreck, as two other vessels did—a steamer and a
schooner; fortunately, we were only blown over on
our other bilge, and remained fast. After passing
a fearful night the long-wished-for daylight appeared
and more moderate weather, though still too much
wind and sea to do anything.

The scene on shore was terrible ; the town in
ruins, not a single vessel (of some hundreds the thy
before in the harbour) remained; Government House,
barracks, hospital, and officers' quarters unroofed
and partially blown down ; all stores on the beach
destroyed, wharves and commissariat and dockyard
piers down ; all the sheds and out-buildings in both
places destroyed.
Dockyard wall blown down in two places, and
nearly all the houses in the town partially or wholly
unroofed; public buildings ' unroofed and four
chapels blown down (one a new stone one). All the
trees are .either blown down or stripped of their
leaves and branches. The salt water has blown
over the island, and all the wells are salt as far as
the Blue-hills, four miles inland. The top of the
lighthouse is blown in and the light destroyed. A
temporary light is shown.
The accounts from the other islands are very
dreadful ; great loss of life and property. Most of
them being low, the sea made a clear breach over
the settlements and completely destroyed them, and
the inhabitants are suffering from want of provi-
sions ; indeed, the suffering of the poorer classes
must be dreadful ; their gardens and provision-
grounds and huts are all destroyed, and hundreds
.have no shelter. Providentially, the loss of life at
Nassau has not been great—only three, although
numerous accidents have taken place. The number
drowned in the harbour is not known. The lights
on Abaco are damaged, and temporary ones (about
the brightness of a ship's light) shown) ; Stirrup
Cay is most damaged ; Great Isaac's and Gun Cay
lights have, not suffered.

Wrecks are reported on all sides by the small
boats and distressed vessels that have arrived since
the storm.

I am unable to obtain as yet any trustworthy in-
formation from the out islands, but will endeavour

to do so.

A. J. CIIATFIEIA Commander and
Senior Officer.
Her Majesty's ship Nimble, Nassau, Oct. 9.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 6.—Vlre have had a disap-
pointing market in nearly all kinds of shipping yarns,
and, contrary to the general expectation of pro-
ducers, they have been compelled to take rather
lower prices to make sales. The amount of busi-
ness transacted, however, has been very fair in ex-
tent. The sellers of cop yarns ,for shipping report
rather more doing in them, at steady prices, with a
tendency slightly against buyers. In home-trade
yarns there is no change of prices as compared with
Friday. Cops pretty steady. There is a small
business doing, and buyers supply themselves only
for immediate requirements. Of course, the demand
is restricted to some extent through a great many
manufacturers having commenced running their
mills short time. The cloth-market is fiat, with
but little inquiry for any description. Buyers for
India and China hold aloof, and are making but
few offers, and those few at rates which sellers can-
not accept. If the sales were pressed, lower rates
would have to be taken. Sellers put up their quo-
tations in consequence of the rise in coiton, but such
quotations can only be regarded as nominal. Messrs.
John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth-market :
" Since Tuesday last, owing to the increased activity
in the Liverpool market, manufacturers have slightly
raised their prices ; but the very limited demand for
goods, and general feeling of depression to-day,
have checked this slight improvement, and our quo-
tations remain the same as last week."

CARDIFF, sth.—Throughout the district the steam
coal collieries are actively employed, and in conse-
quence of the improved demand from the Eastern,
West Indian, and Mediterranean markets the output
at many of the pits has been consider:llly increased.
Large quantities are also being cleared out for Gib-
raltar, Malta, and other coaling stations of the mail
packet service. In order to meet the present brisk
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the home trade there is a good business doing, and
requirements are becoming greater. At the iron
works operations are being conducted with about
the same regularity as during the past month.
LEEDS, 6tll.—To-day's markets in the cloth-halls
have been, like those of the last few weeks, rather
flat. Some of the buyers present appeared to be
more intent on buying any lots they could pick up
at prices lower than those regularly asked, than on
buying goods in the regular way ; but, with the ex-
ception of some classes of heavy goods the season-
able demand for which is now nearly over, few job
lots are to be met with. Plain cloths, meltons, and
coatings have sold but slowly. The demand for
tweeds has been quite as good as for the last two or
three market days, though it is not so brisk as was
reported a month ago. Still there is no stockof these
goods lying over, and manufacturers keep busy.
The general quotations for wool, woollen yarns,
and cloths are without change.
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day The
there was only a moderate attendance-
demand for lace yarns wasagain slow,
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ness done was at about the prices of
last week.
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are preparing patterns for such. The demand for
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week ; more were sold, and prices were firm. There
is no change in the local wool trade. , Manufac-
turers are not buying largely, but late quotations
are maintained.

STAFF-COMMANDER HENRY A. MORIARTY, whose
name has been so conspicuously mentioned in con-
nection with the laying of the Atlantic cables, has been
nominated a Companion of the Civil Division of the Order
of the Bath. This is satisfactory, even if looked upon as a
somewhat tardy recognition of the merits of a most able
and indefatigable officer. The promotion to the Active
List of Commanders by Sir J. Pakington of Staff-Com-
mander Moriarty might be regarded as a compliment to the
class of which the new recipient of honour is a member,
but we fear to him personally there would be no advan-
tage, and wo only hope that the present First Lord of the
Admiralty will mark the sense in which he holds the
abilities of Commander Moriarty by at once promoting
him to the rank of captain. The precedent would be
a very good one, and certainly not likely to enp.;endor
any ill-feeling, from the simple fact that we do not lay a
cable from the Eastern to the Western hemisphere every
year ; and it should not be forgotten that if we might hap-
pen to lose a cable, we should require a man like Com-
mander Moriarty to look for it. In the meantime we aro
not without hope that if the offer of a captain's commission
be made to Commander Moriarty, there will at theosdcitzii lo
time be conveyed to him the promise of such
employment as will lead to his further
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qualified by the ordinary term of servitude.
Navy Gazette.
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