The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-26 00:00:00

THE RECENT HEAVY GALES.

Advic a received at Lloyd's on Saturday from
the outports report the loss of about 15 vessels,
arising from the recent severe weather. Theintel-
ligence from Yarmouth mentions the loss of eight
ships is the vicinity of that port alone, and in the
case of one wreck—that of th 9 Ontario—the sad
news is conveyed of no less than 22 persons meet-
ing with a watery grave. It is feared that further
disastrous statements have yet to be received from
several of the outports. Below-will be round a list
of those vessels known to have been wrecked, but,
in addition, many vessels have put into pores off
the coast after loss of sails, anchors, bowsprits,
chains, &o.
Y.ARMOITTH. —NORFOLK, Oct. 23.—Last night it
blew a hurricane at N.E.
The ship Ontario, Captain Balfour;of and from
Shields for Suez (coals), last night, about 11 o'clock,
got on the Barber Saud, and soon after went to
pieces ; the whole of the crew, with one'exception,
were drowned, and numbered, including the cap-
tain's 23 in all. The only survivor, W. C.
wife,
Robertson, the chief mate, succeeded in getting
had of a piece of plank, drifted about for 2 hotirs,
and was thrown on shore very exhausted, aborit a
mile and a half below Caistor. The body of one
man and the master's wife have been washed on
shore. The Ontario was a large ship, upwards of
600 tons, and was under a charter to carry a cargo
of coals to Suez for the steamers engaged iu the
Indian service of the, Peninsular 'and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company. She left the Tyne
iu the early part of the week, and had made the
north end of Yarmouth sands, when she encoun-
tered the full force of the gale. The captain's wife
still clasped her infant in her arms, when her life-
less corps was found on shore. •

The brig Zillah, Captain Watson, from Hartle-
pool fur London, lost her canvas during the gale,
and afterwards drove on shore to the north of
Wiuterton, where she soon after went to pieces,
when the master, mate, and three men, were
drowned. Lines were fired over her, and a boat
hauled off, which saved the remaining three men,
named George Frankland, George Thing, and John
Foster.

The schooner Argo, Captain Holmes; of and for
Yarmouth from Sunderland, went on shore last
night off Winterton, and became a total wrack ;
crew saved by their own boat, having left before
the vessel struck.
The schooner Sutors, Captain Hellenburg, of aud
for Yarmouth from Sunderland, parted during the
gale and went on shore to the south of the pier,
and fears are entertained of her becoming a wreck.
The sloop Two True Friends, Captain Blacksall,
of Grimsby, came on shore at the same time and
place ; cargo (glass bottles) is being landed.
The brig R.,bert and Anne, Capt. Dean, of and
from Sunderland for St. Male, drove over the
Scroby Sand last night, striking very heavily ;
afterwards lank in the Cockle Gat. Crew picked
up and saved by the fishing lugter William and
Mary, of Cromer.
The Neapolitan barque Leone, of and for Palermo
from Shields, and the brig South Durham, Captain
Soutter, of and from Sunderland for London, bath
got on the North Scroby Sand this morning, audin
a short time went to pieces. Nine of the crew of
the Leone got on board a steamer bound north. •
LOWESTOFT, Oct. 23.—The Balmoral, Captain
Bennett, from Blyth, of and for this port, with a
cargo of coals, went on shore between Cromer and
Sherringham last night, and will become a wreck ;
crew saved.
ALDBOROUGH, Oct. 23. —The Mary, Capt. Samp-
son, of Wells, on her passage from. Hartlepool for
Melton, Kent, during the gale last night, when off
this plac-, sprung a leak, and the crew not being
able to keep her free by pumping took to their boat,
With the master's wile and two children, and after
waiting by their vessel 20 minute:., she event dow.
They were afterwards taken on board the Joll:n.
Berry, Captain Dawson. who showed them every
attention in his power, and had them landed here
GRIMSBY, Oor." 23.—The Victor, Cart. Framp-
ton,e
of Whitby, from Rouen for Newcastle, with
cargo of copper dross, drove on shore near Tetney
L-Jck this morning, and has broken up ; crew saved.
A correspondent, writing from Yarmouth. on
Saturday, says Tl • morning it •
us
nounced that the Betsy, a small vessel about 90
tone, went ashore during the gale at Palling, on
the Norfolk coast. The Betsy belonged to, Yar-
mouth, and was owned by Mr. G. D. Palmer. The
crew., four or five hands, were all lost. The sloop
-Two Friends, of Grimsby, Deacon, master, froa,
Sunderland for- London, drove ashore on the
Garleston beach, and become a wreck in a few mi-
nutes. The crew were all saved. The Norwegian
barque Heurique Dupont Minote, Kruse, master,
from Browig for Fecamp, with deal., was lost up,n
t: le Hasborough Sand. The crew took to their
boats, and all succeeded in gettitg into it, wit'a tht.
,ion of the master aud carpenter. Thine un
exeep
feareda; men could not ba taken off, and it is
were drowned. The crew in tht
Ico,i up by the Patriot, lidnug
f that :.heY
boat were pic

awl landed at Yarmouth. A boat has'.been noticed
off Winterton, bearing the name, St. Katherine,
Hartlepool.' As some wreck was also otserved
drifting about, it is feared another vessel has been
lost."

The loss of several ships by collision is reported.
Off Hasborough, the Albert steamer came in colli-
sion with the Catherine of Whitby, bound to Lon-
don from Hartlepool, and the latter went down
with two of her crew. Off Dunlington, the Sir
Charles Napier, bound to Sunderland, ran into the
Violet, for Boulogne, and the crew of the latter got
on board the barque.

The accounts from Hull, Bridlington, Sunder-
land, and other ports on that range of coast, speak
of tho gale having been very severe, and it is feared
that more sad losses havo yet to be reported.