The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

GALES IN THE CHANNEL.

The South-Western Railway Company's steam-
ship Havre, Capt. W. Smith, left that port for
Southampton on Wednesday night, with 7d passen-
gers and a fill. cargo. The weather had been very
heavy during the day, and as the evening came on
the wind increased to half a gale. Capt. Smith's
confidence in his ship, which is one of the finest
sea boats afloat, was complete, and he put to sea
without heiit ttion. The fir,t three or four hours'
run was accomplished without any extraordinary
difficulty; but ar, six o'clock yesterday morning the
weather became hazy, and the wind getting up at
the s•tme time to a perfect hurricane, the position
of the ship occasioned some anxiety. It was impos-
sible to see more than 200 yards ahead, and with
the certainty that the vessel was approaching the
back of the Isle of Wight, great anxiety was felt to
make laud. The lead was kept constantly going,
and the engine put at half-speed until about 8 o'clock,
when the Dunnose Point wasmade on the starboard
bow. The captain now changed his course to east-
ward, and gave the coast a wide berth. At this time
alargeship was observed bea.ing up channel, in evi-
dent distress—the greater part of her canvas having
been blown away. Capt. Smith lay to for some
time, and hoisted signals to endeavour to direct
her proper course. '1 he signals were observed, and
in all probability the ship was thus saved. The
Havre, pursuing her course to the eastward, again
lost her reckoning through the denseness of the
mist, and the navigation for several miles before
sighting St. Catherine's was guided by the lead,
which was kept constantly hove. The ship was
frequently swept from stem to stern, the waves
literally running " mountains high," and present-
ing a spectacle of awful grandeur. The Nab was
sighted about noon, and after a pleasant run
through the Solent, the Havre arrived at South-
ampton at two o'clock, to the evident astonish-
ment cf the officers of the dockyard and customs,
whose knowledge of the state of the weather ou
the previous night had led them to imagine that
Capt. Smith would not have ventured to cross the
channel. Capt. Walter Smith, before leaving the
ship, received the collective and individual thanks
of the passengers for his gallant and seamanlike
conduct.

SHIPWRECK OFF BRIGHTON.
Soon after daybreak yesterday morning, amid
one of the strongest gales and foaming billows that
we for years have had to record, a vessel was
descried dead set on the shore, and greatly exciting
the fears of thousands of spectators, who quickly
lined the cliff, for her safety and that of her screw.
Soon after seven she ran aground on a sand bar
immediately in front of the Albion Hotel. For-
tunately it was half tide, and the vessel stood nobly.
John Wright's life-boat was immediately taken to
the west of the Chain-pier entrance, and was the
first launched with the following crew :—John
Wright, sen., John Wright, jun., John Stoner,
James AshurA, John Spicer, and Charles Mar-
shant, together with the following Coast Guards-
men : James Harris, George Goodman, John
Gillard, and John Pratt.
The town life-boat, manned by Nathaniel Gunn,
Frederick Collins, John Taylor, William Measor,
Thomas Ashhurst, Thomas Care, and Walter Coates,
was also brought down to the water's edge, and,
amid intense anxiety, launched. For some time
previously and meanwhile rockets were fired from

the apparatus on shore, under the direction of Capt.
Willoughby. The town boat was first to reach the
vessel, and succeeded in taking off five of the crew,
when filling with water, she was compelled to give
way, and, with considerable labour, gallantly
landed the rescued opposite Junction-house. The
deputy mayor, Mr. J. C. Burrows, the chief officer
of police, Mr. Duly, and a strong force awaited
them, and they were speedily taken to the Welling-
ton Inn, Pool Valley, where everything in the
house was placed at their service. The men's names
were Robert Hammond (mate), Arthur Trimmell,
jun., Stephen Gardner, George Martin, and Henry
Wright. The vessel was discovered to be the Pil-
grim, of Middlebro', for Portsmouth, laden with
coals, the property of Messrs. Smith and Comper,
of Gosport, and the ,captain, Smithson. The cap-
tain, Arthur Trimmell, senior, and Douglas Dent
were yet on bo trd, Wright's boat making for them,
and successfully reaching, rescuing, and landing the
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remainder of the crew, amid the heartest i agina-
blo cheers. Having breakfasted with their ship-
mates, all were taken to the Town-hall, where the
deputy-mayor and Mr. Duly (to whom lvteancore
is due for their promptitude)
.had
thanked the
and crew heartfully and gratefully
ne-
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few things, some of which drifted on shore.
The vessel and cargo were insured at Searboro'.
Beds were engaged at the Cricketers' Inn by the
pens-s, and at once commenced sub •
de
apultlye _mayor, who became personally responsible
for x
tions on their behalf.
Among the mak), acts of sympathy scri-
p
displayed was
that of a lady who had prayerfully watched the hap-
less vessel, and on hearing the crew were sate,
generously, in person, handed to Mr. Maddocks 5/.
for their relief, and herself emptied her purse of
silver into the men's hands.
We were present during the whole of the pro-
eedings, and cannot too warmly notice the labour
of love displayed by Friend Paine (the hall-keeper)
and every one at the hall.
The Deputy-Mayor, on taking his seat at the
bench of magistrates, took the opportunity of pub-
licly thanking the chief officer of police and his men,
also commended the courage and bravery of John'
Wright and the men who went off in the boats, and
added that it must have been a source of great sa-