The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-18 00:00:00

THE LATE STORM AT SEA.

We subjoin some particulars of the shipwrecks caused
by the storm last week,. in to those published
under the head " Lloyd's Shipping."
The Caroline of Liverpool, a packet ship, commanded
by Captain C. Jackson, was totally lost in Cardigan
Bay, near Pwellhelli, in Carnarvonshirel on Tuesday af=
ternoon last, and it is painful to state that it was at-
tended with considerable loss of fife, The ship had a
cargo on board valued at 25,000/., and insurance' was
fected on the vessel and cargo at Lloyd's and elsewhere
to the extent of 18,000/. She was what was termed a
Quebecer, having been built at Quebec in the year 1441,
and was nearly 600 tons burthen. The information is
derived from letters received in the course of Thursday
and Friday at Lloyd's. They are as follows:
PWELLUELLI, Matto" 13.—For the last eight-and
forty hours we have had terrible gales of wind, with
heavy showers of sleet and rain. At about twelve
o'clock a large three-masted ship was observed to bring
to an anchor at the entrance of Studwell Road. In about
an hour she broke adrift, and was instantly carried over
the rocks with great violence on the westernmost of the
Studwell islands. The moment she struck, the whole of
the masts fell over the sides, and in the course of an hour
the ship broke ast*der in several parts, and not a vestige
was to be seen. The gale not abating, it was dangerous
to launch a boat from the beach, and it is sadly feared
that the chief portion of the crew were drowned. She
was named the Caroline, belonging to Liverpool, bound
to Africa, with a valuable cargo.
Another letter, dated March 14, confirms nearly the
whole of the above. It adds, " that eleven of the crew
saved themselves by taking to the ship's boats, but the
remainder, thirteen in number, perished. No portion of
tho cargo has been washed on shore.
Near Milford Haven, on Tuesday morning, a large
French smuggling schooner, was totally wrecked on the
rocks about half-a-mile from the harbour, and most of
the unfortunate fellows on board met with a dreadful
fate. The vessel, which was laden with several hundred
tubs of brandy, &c., was, it is supposed, being run ashore
by the crew, they taking advantage of the tempestuous
state of the weather, in order to run their boats, but she
unluckily struck on the rocks (sunken) and immediately
went down, carrying with her seven persons, who were
drowned. The remainder of the crew, four in number,
saved themselves by being washed ashore on the bottom
of a small boat. The name of the vessel cannot be as •
certained, and, what appears strange, the survivors re-
fuse to give the slightest information. Her loss, with
the cargo, is estimated at 6,0001.
The remainder of the losses along the coast and at
sea since Sunday last, at which time the storm com-
menced, are, we regret to state, of a most extensive cha-
racter. They are as follows :
Off Staithes, on Sunday night, at about ten o'clock, a
large heavily-laden brig (name unknown) suddenly cap-
sized and disappeared in deep water. The crew went
with her (supposed to be nine or ten in number), and
perished. The vessel had a white streak painted over
her bulwarks, but no other mark could be observed.
The sloop Ann Jenny, of Faversham, was totally lost
during the gale of the 28th ult., with all hands, consist-
ing of seven seamen, most of whom are married men,
and have left large families. On Sunday morning the
brig Symmetry, belonging to Sunderland, was lost be-
tween that port and Whitby, in consequence of coming
in collision with another vessel which was on her voyage
from London, and which happily saved the crew. The
vessel had a cargo of coals aboard, and her loss is com-
puted at '2,500/.

At Whitby, on Wednesday night, a brig foundered,
about four miles distant, to the east of the harbour, with
all on board. At Ramsay, in the Isle of Man, a vessel
is sunk in the bay, about three miles off the land, sup-
posed to have been run down in the course of Monday
night ; no tidings obtained of her crew. At Newport,
in Monmouthshire, two vessels were lost on the same
night. These were the sloop Dispatch (Baker, muster),
and the schooner Matilda (Tanford, master), of the same
port. These wrecks are sunk at the entrance of the
River Usk. One of the seamen of the former was
drowned.

Accounts were on Thursday last received from Con-
stantinople, dated Feb. 19, containing the melancholy
loss of a Turkish brig in the Gulf of Saros during the
heavy gales. The captain and six of his crew were
saved ; but the remainder on board, consisting of thirty-
four passengers, many of whom were females, and six
seamen, were drowned.
Information has been received at Lloyd's from Capt.
Dixon, belonging to the Alpha, of Sunderland, of the
total loss of a brig, with all hands. Captain Dixon re-
ports as follows:—On Saturday last, about half-past one
o'clock p.m., whilst proceeding from Sunderland to
Gravesend, and when bearing about_ five miles W.S.W.,
his attention was suddenly called to a vessel, which im-
mediately sank with all hands. The wind at that time
was blowing tempestuously, and the vessel was some
distance ahead of the Alpha: Captain Dixon, however,
could distinctly see that her topsails were flying
as if the sheets had been broken with the fury of
the gale. He sailed as fast as he possibly
could to get to her ; whilst so doing he saw her
turn completely over, and the crew, by some means, got
upon the broadside. At this time Captain Dixon had
got within seven or eight yards of her, but he was not
fully aware, until he saw her turn over, that she needed
assistance, therefore the lines were not ready. Five or
six minutes only elapsed from the vessel turning over
till she went down. On the side seven persons could be
seen, and ‘N hen the ship sunk one man struck out, and
was seen struggling violently for life ; it is supposed that
he perished with the rest of the crew. The name of the
wreck is unknown, but she was laden with coal, and some
of the crew of the Alpha state that she had Scarborough
on her stern.