The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-19 00:00:00

YORKSHIRE.

Early on Saturday morning snow recommenced
falling in heavy showers, the high moors having
very great drifts, and the roads being buried. In
attempting to cross in the direction of Egton during
the night a gentleman nearly lost Lis life, being
found iluite exhausted and unable to speak. A
farmer leaving Farndale also found a beggar woman
on the road in a similar condition. The cold wcs
intense. The rivers of the vast district draining to
the Ouse and Humber have all overflowed, and
many thousand acres of grass lands are rendered
useless to the farmer till spring by the deposition of
mud. On Sunday snow fell all day.

FILEY, Nov. 17.
About half past 7 this morning, during a storm
from the north-east, a large schooner was observed
in a most perilous position, having Danish colours
flying, half-mast high, as a signal of distress. A

The heavy gales of Wednesday and Thursday
appear to have raged with even greater fury on
the ic.o ntinental shores of the North Sea and tho
Baltic than on the English coast. It was only
yesterday that it was known the storm had proved
so disastrous on the opposite coast. Among the
more serious of the many wrecks which were re-
ported yesterday is the total loss of the Lion steam-
ship, 1,400 tons, trading between Hull and St.
Petersburg, which took place near Ostergarn, on
the island of Gothland, in the Baltic. She was one
of many steamers which were ordered out of Cron-
stadt on Thursday in consequence of winter setting
in. The telegram states that the ship is a total
wreck, but that the crew were saved. It is believed
that in her course up the Baltic she fell in with the
dreadful weather, and went ashore. She was a fine
first class vessel of 330 horse power. She was to
have brought a general cargo of Russian merchan-
dise, but it is not known whether she had time to
ship a large stock of tallow which was consigned to
her. If she had shipped it her loss will involve a
very considerable amount. The ship and cargo were
partly insured at Lloyd's. On the coast near Texel
and Terschelling some 15 vessels are reported to
have been lost. A large Norwegian bark, called
the Jason, Capt. Bessesen, bound to Antwerp from
Alexandria, was stranded near Texel. The only
one on board who was saved was the pilot. The
whole of the crew were drowned, and the ship and
cargo totally lost. A large Russian bark, called the
Halcyon, bound to London from Jacobstadt, was
wrecked, having been blown ashore by the gale.
*he crew were saved, A Prussian schooner, called
the Vorwaarts, laden with barley, bound to Wis-
beach, was stranded, and several of the unfortunate
were drowned. The ship and cargo are telegraphed
to be lost. Among the other vessels which are re-
ported to have been blown ashore by the storm on
the same reach of coast are the schooner Pax, from,
Dieppe for Newcastle ; the Danish schooner Staats-
raad, from Horsens for Gibraltar; and the Emma
Elisa (Prussian), from Dublin for Pillau. A cata-
logue of disasters has been communicated from
tieligoland, Cuxhaven, and other places near the
mouth of the Elbe, where the storm is described as
having been very severe. The schooner Calumet,
bound to England, was totally lost near Nieuen.
The Prussian schooner Cito, from Limerick for
Memel, was stranded at a point called Nie. The
crew were fortunately preserved. The telegraphic
advices from the Hague also furnish long lists of
casualties resulting from the recent severe weather.
Several ships are stated to have been stranded. The
Blue Jacket, Capt. Hargrave, from Antwerp for
Ipswich, which was blown up the coast by the gale,
went ashore at Loodsuinen, and two or three of the
crew are stated to have perished. Similar accounts
have been received from more northern ports, and
it is feared that the full extent of mischief occa-
sioned by the gales is yet to be learnt.