The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-08 00:00:00

WRECKS IN BIDEFORD 8.1 Y,

During Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
this coast was again visited by a gale of the fiercest
description, resulting in the wreck of several vessels
iu the bay, and the loss, it is considered in the neigh-
bourhood, of nearly 50 lives. These vessels, two of
which have been identified as the Wanderer and
Refuge, have been totally wrecked, and the scattered
timbers washed on shore at the back of Northam
Burrows, not a single soul, it is feared, being saved
to tell the tale. One of the vessels, judging
from her masts and timbers is evidently a ship of
1,500 tons, requiring at the least 30 hands. On
Braunton Sands a brig of 320 tons,called the North
Esk, of Sunderland, John Chipp master, was driven
ashore about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night ; all hands
saved. She left Llanelly on Sunday, for Havre,
with a cargo of culm, and soon after met with a
gale, which carried away her mainyard, and two
hours after both topsails. On Tuesday morning
the wind wore round, off Lundy, N.W. by N., when
she shipped heavy seas, which washed overboard
her boats, compass, and binnacle. At 9 o'clock set
foresail, wore ship • at 10, and struck, it was sup-
posed, on Baggy-leap, and half filled with water;
shortly after she ran ashore off the Braunton Bur-
rows. The crew (six hands) remained in the main-
top rigging the whole of the night. Soon after
daybreak two countrymen observed the vessel, and
gave information to the lighthouse keeper. A flag
was immediately hoisted from the lighthouse, and
a crew of volunteers passed over from Appledore
and launched the lifeboat of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution with the utmost despatch. The
crew had been since 11 o'clock the previous night
in the maintop. The captain assured the reporter
that, although he had seen many wrecks, he never
witnessed anything more quicley and courageously
done than the saving of himself and crew by the
lifeboat. The Braunton lifeboat station is in ex-
cellent order, and reflects much credit on Mr. Chan-
ter and other gentlemen who act for the National
Lifeboat Institution on this coast.

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