The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-26 00:00:00

THE NOVEMBER GALES.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The severe gale that blew
yesterday and part of last night has moderated some-
what, and got round to W.N.W. The shipping rode
tolerably. Two brigs and a barque drove at Spithead
but brought up again. One of the former lost anchor
and cable. Several vessels have come into Spithead
and St. Helen's for shelter. At the latter place is a
large steamer—not a man-of-war. The watermen at
Point say they have not had so severe a gale these ten
years past. It was fortunate the tides were not at the
height of the springs, otherwise considerable damage
would have been done. As it was, however, the sea
made a breach over the saluting battery, and the
spray came over the high square tower at the bottom
of High-street. Inside the round tower at Point the
sea washed away the piles and fence of a small build-
ing yard, belonging to a Mr. Fry, washing away a
lot of planks and some of the blocks on which a
vessel is building, doing considerable damage.
The foundations of the watering-house belong-
ing to the corporation was undermined and the
piles washed away. The foundation of the south end
of the Quebec Hotel was also undermined, and con-
siderable damage done to the house. A number of
windows have been also blown in and broken at Point,
and other damage done. The ships in harbour have
all rode in safety. The wind still blows half a gale, and
the weather looks wild and unsettled. We have no
doubt but we shall hear of a vast deal of damage done
at sea. Five r.u.—The wind has hauled to the
north-west, but the weather is still squally and un-
, settled. _ _

DEVONPORT, SUNDAY EYENING.—We have had a
complete gale from the S.W. all last night and all
the forenoon, with heavy rain, but all the ships have
held on. There are a few casualties, such as small
merchant vessels drifting, boats sunk, &c., but no lives
lost. About noon the wind shifted to west and mode-
rated ; at one P.M., the ships' boats were enabled to
pull off in the harbour, but not in the Sound. Every
precaution was taken—lower yards and topmasts
struck, &c. The town has not been so fortunate.
Several chimneys are down, and roofs of houses par-
tially stripped. 4.30 P.M.—Still blowing strong, but
nothing like the morning. Mails from Rio and Syd-
ney have come up from Falmouth to-day.
SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.—Yesterday we were
visited with a most severe gale from the S.W., which
continued during the greater portion of the day,
which rid considerable damage to the small craft in
the river, several of which were driven on shore, and
many swamped. The destruction to chimneys and
chimney pots was immense, few of the houses escaping
some mishap or other.
Loss OF LIFE AT SEA.—LIVERPOOL, Nov. 25.—
On Saturday night last, as the fine screw-steamer
Albatross was proceeding on her voyage from Dublin
to Liverpool, she was struck off Holyhead by a heavy
sea, which washed overboard four passengers and
killed a large number of cattle. The weather expe-
rienced during the last week by the Channel steamers
has been very severe.

THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS ON
THE COAST OF IRELAND.
DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.—The southern jour-
nals received this morning, contain accounts of several
wrecks on the south-western coasts. Amongst those
lost with all hands on board were two Prussian ves-
sels—the brig Successor, of Sunderland, and several
coasters. We are sorry to report that the peasantry
in the neighbourhood of Kilkee have disgraced them-
selves, by their thieving and heartlessness towards
the property and persons of the unhappy people who
were cast ashore from the wreck of the Edmond. A
local journal endeavours to palliate their baseness in
plundering the dead bodies of their ill-fated country-
men, by attributing it to extreme poverty. Highway
robbery might he defended on the same ground. The
following are the painful particulars alluded to :
" KILKEE, Nov. 21.—This day an inquest was
held by Mr. Francis F. O'Donnell, coroner, on fifty
bodies of those who perished by the wreck. Verdict
—' Drowned by the loss of the barque Edmond, and
that no blame was to be attributed either to the mas-
ter or crew.' Up to Ibis time 54 bodies found ; under
the wreck, 3—total, 57. Missing, 41 ; total loss, 98;
saved, 119—grand total, 217.
" There is a report of a vessel lost in Liscannor
Bay, with all bands. Mr. M'Donnell, who chartered
the Edmond, is behaving, as might be expected from
his character, most humanely and kindly to the sur-
vivors. Most of the passengers able to proceed are
going to Limerick with Mr. M`Donnell. Seventy-
nine of the survivors were refunded their passage-
money at Limerick on Saturday."
says We are happy to
The Tralee M. ercury
say that in our immediate locality no injury calling
for particular notice has been caused by the late
storm . Our accounts, however, from the coast are of
a painful character. At Doon, near Ballybunnion, a
foreign vessel (as it is supposed) has been dashed to
pieces on the rocks, and all on board, whose number
is yet unknown, have perished. On Wednesday two
bodies, whose appearance indicated that the unfortu-
nate men were foreigners, were washed on shore.
Large pieced of wreck have drifted ashore at the
Mabarees and at Derrymore."
CAIIERCIVEEN, Nov. 19.—1 t blew a hurricane here
last night. Two schooners lying at the pier,
.the
George, of Kinsale, and the Red Rover, of Dumfries,
Lowden master, laden with wheat and Indian corn
for Dr. Barry, parted and went ashore; one, the Red
Rover, on the rocks, close by the pier, and is become
a wreck ; the George is better off, having suffered
little damage. A smack, the James Murphy, of
Cork, Mehegan master, parted from her anchor, and
is ashore at Reenard. She has not suffered much,
but to get her off her cargo must be discharged. It
L. still blowing a heavy gale. I much fear the accounts
from other parts of the coast will be disastrous.
Nov. 20.—Since I wrote to you last night there
can be no doubt but that a wreck has occurred close
by here, as large quantities of the hull and rigging of
a vessel of considerable size was drifted into the small
fishing coast at the south side of Dingle Bay. A large
mast, with a portion of the rigging attached thereto,
came into Valencia harbour. From the fact that
some few grains of wheat were found among the
chinks of the part of the hull that came ashore, it Is
conjectured the unhappy vessel was laden with that
article. There is no account whatever of the crew. it
is also stated that on Wednesday morning a boat
passing from Kilrush t 9 Urine, was lost, and that 17