The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

THE SUN.

3OLEM QUM DICERE FALSUM Atith:AT

LONDON,
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1818.

We regret that it becomes our most painful task
to continue the publication of the distressing details
from the coast. We are very apprehensive also,
that from the violence of the wind list night and
this (lay, we shall again have similar dismal ac-
counts. The following are our letters of this day
from the different Ports.—We understand tha‘t
consequence of the state of the weather; no In •
surances whatever can be at present effected at
Lloyd's :
DEAL, MARC"; G.—=Wind S.W. moderate.—
Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Hannah,
EDWARDS, 6om New Brunswick, with loss of
anchor and cable.—ln addition to what we stated
yesterday, we learn, that the Industry cutter, and
two brigs, coal laden, foundered in the Downs dui.-
Itg the gale, in consequence of a large Swedish ship
having run foul of them. The brig Hartley,
Cb:cNua, from Shields to Grenada, is missing,
and it is much feared that she is one of them run
foul of by the -above Swedish ship.
" Fire o'Ciock.,—The Blenheim has not yet
been heard of.

WEYMOUTH, MARCH G.—Three pieces of
wreck have been thrown on shore, with the let-

ters " —cueatt's " " DUP.," on them,,
this therefore, we think, will establish the name
of Mercuere du Havre. Up to this moment no
part of the cargo has been seen, except a few
pounds of soap, so complete has been the destruc-
tion. The beach tor miles is strewed with frog-
ment4.- Five more bodies were washed on shore
List night, dreadfully mangled. Her cargo appears
to have been principally casks of wine, tanned
hides, lemons, &c. &c.
" DARTMOUTH, MARCH 5.—A French • West
Indianian drove on the Rocks between the Prawle
and Start Points, about 10 milei from hence,'and
soon went to pieces ; her name is La Jenne Ce..

cite de Coen ; her cargo is ail lot, anti not one
of the crew are saved. A few grains of cocoa
and a few cocoa nuts have been washed on shore,
and there is a great quantity of staves on the
rocks, which appear to belong to sugar casks,
and nothing else to be seen but pieces of timber
and plank.
" FALMOUTIL, MAAQ,I-1 4.—At day-light this
morning the wind was from the W.S.W: and
moderate ; about 11 A. M. it backed to the South-
ward,, and from that to the S. S. E., and since
that time to the present moment (1' 2. . it has.
blown a hurricane, with a heavy sea. The ships
in the Roads- and Harbour appeared, a little be-
fore dark, to ride it out well, but t am afraid we
shall hare some damage to the Westward, as the
wind is dead on the share, and the weather very
thick.

" PORTaNIGUTH, MARCH s.—ln consequence
of the very dreadful state of the weather last even-
ing, the communication across the water to Gds-
port was completely cut off. So tremendous a
gale was never before experienced. at this place,
and the only boat that made an attempt to come
uver was upset, and four passengers and two wa-
termen drowned.

" The Ryde packet went out this morning a 5
far as Spithead, but was obliged to return with
her sails tort) to pieces, being unable to proceed,
havi;►g carried away the ford part of the vessel.
" A strong south east wind caused the tide to
;Ise higher than was ever known at Portsmouth.
Point-street was entirely under water, in some
parts six feet deep, and has done incalculable
mischief. The foundations of some of the house,
near the water are almost washed away, and
great fear is entertained for their safety. A great
number of boats, which had been drawn up on
the shore, were carried away and dashed to pieces.
A collier sunk at Shithead during the gale, and
gill go to pieces—the crew saved. A boat, with
three officers, a Waterman, and two others, com-
ing from his Majesty's ship Tiber, upset and-all
perished.
" At Ryde (as we mentioned yesterday) nearly
the whole of the wood part of the pier is washed
away, and most of the small houses standing near
the sea are washed clown. Numbers of people
have been empl.yed the whole day in picking up
posts and pieces of timber which have floated on
shore."

" MARCH S.W.—Arrived the brig
Neptune from Sunderland. The galliot Triton,
OUNEN, which drove out of Co
wes Harbour in
the late gale, yet remains, on shore near Saar's
Point. The collier reported yesterday as sunk is
bilged, and it is feared cannot be got off. It has
blown extremely hard all day, but we have not
heard of any further damage having been done.
" DOVER, MARCH s.—Yesterday evening the
weather came on very bad, and in the night the
gale increased to a perfect lintricane, attended
with violent thunder and lightning. We hear
shocking accounts from along the Coast ; at
Deal two lndiamen and one Convict ship are
stated to he lost on the Goodwin Sand, and all
perished ; a large Swedish ship ran on board the
Industry Revenue Cutter, and so far damaged her,
that she was abandoned by the crew,,and drove
on board two colliers, which sunk, and all the
crews perished ; the ship went for Ramsgate
Pier, and was lost going in. There are stated
to be sixteen sail of vessels on shore, and nine-
teen sail are said to be distnasted. The Parish
Church at Ash is, burnt with the lightning ; se-
veral houses are unroofed a stable and a barn
blown down at Sibert's Would, and much'da-
mage done to the buildings in and about Dover.
The weather hits been very alarming about-here
detrly; on Sunday night last, at Calais,, the light-
ning struck several persons blind for a short pe-
riod, and a man and a horse were struck Clown
on the road near the town ; the sweeps of a mill
were struck off between Calais and Boulogne, and
much other damage done.
" HAttwrcu, Manor 6.---Arrived the Castle-
reagh packet, with a mail, from Holland. Sailed
the Charlotte packet, with mails, &c. &e.

" LIVERPOOL, MARCH 5.-1 he Parker and
Sons, --; from New Orleans, has been a shone
on Berkenhead Rocks, and has lost her rudder
and received other damage. The Eliz;theth,
APINTosH, that sailed for Chichester the day befo7e
yesterday, has put, hack with loss of an anchor
and cable, foretop-sail-yard, and jib-boom.
" SuteLns, MARCH 4.—We have had a heavy
gale of wind last night, in which six ships came
on shore on the Black Middens, five of them have
been got off, but the Mary Anne, of Whitby,
TINDALE master, remains on shore, and is likely
to • become a wreck ; -the crews of all are sate.
The Aurora, —, of London, has got into
harbour with loss of her foremast.

" SUNDERLAND, MARCH 4.—Last night we
experienced a most tremendous yule of wind from
the S. S. %V., during' which the (Laming ships

came on shore behind the North Pier, vii.the
Flora, of Port ; Gaston, of Whitby ; Sisters,
of do. ; William, of do.; Ocean, of Lynn; and
the ttobert and Francit, of do. They have all
been got 'off with damage, except the Sisters,
gone re pieces, and the Robert and Francis sunk.
• " INTATIOATE, MARCH 6.—The cutter, reported
yesterday, and also to-day, to have foundered in
the Downs, has been brought in here, and proves
lobe the Industry Revenue cutter. The sehooner
Maria, LorEys, was also brought in here last
night, with loss of anchor and cable. The Barrosa,
Lord Melville, Victory, mail Phoenix, have
sailed limn Paus.and Hole this morning. The
Java, Indianian, and the Dutch -ship Franklin,
remain off this port. Captain nerroLs, and part
of the crew of the Marquis of Wellesley, whet
landed here yesterday, have gone off again to the
ship with an anchor am! cable 7
The following is an Extract of a- Letter from. a
Captain of a Ship lying, in the Downs, to his,
Filend itt London, dated March 6:—

Thank GoD, we are all well after the galatt,
It came on to blow at 7 r ar, on Wednesday, and
the wind tiew round to about south at 10, the
wind still increasing, and a most tremendous sew
running. About half-past 10 it blew a perfect ho
ricane when I found we were driving, let go ano—
ther anchor, and brought npagaio, although I ex.
peeled it was impossible to hold on, as several ship.
weredriving It wart our hawse.We were near bert4
run down by three different ships, if they hall
struck us we must have ,one down. I never wit—
nessed such a night since I was
.at sea, of wind?
rain, th'under and lightning it was as dark a%
pitch. At daylight next morning the scene wat,
truly dreadful to look upon ; it was enough t
strike every one with horror to see the shore
strewed with wrecks in all directions, and !•hip9
dismasted all about. lam informed that 3 vessels
foundered .at their anchors, or were run down
one is said to be the Hadley, bound to Grenada.'"-

" EXETER, MARCH 5.—A most tremendous
storm visited this place and neighbourhood from,
about yesterday atterntion till midnight. ,
tvreen this and Honiton I G large trees were
blown down, and completely cros'sed the road,
and several of the mails alld couches Lave not aP,
rived.

We have again to announce the non-arrival of
Paris Papers. Two days' Journals are due.

We shokdd be• much surprised at the motiort
proposed by Lord ALT,Rosra last
House of Commons, for the .:Zedue!ifyri of the.
Army, at this period, if we did not know the pa-.
tent inflitence of Party. The proposed rednctiori
was, indeed, only to the amount of 5000 met,'
but surely the Noble Lord has been totally inat—
tentive to the proceedings of France, which
endeavouring to procure an Army to the ?mounc

of 240,000, and if such art Army should be raised
in that Country, who can tell for what pupose ic
might eventually he employed ? The French A1i....
nistry, in general, may have only the defence of
the Country in view, but the French soldiers,
have a strong revolutionary taint, and the Mi-•
nistry might be too feeble to resist, if that
ArMy should fall under the direction of Jacobin
Leaders, as. might then be expected, considering
the artful character, and popular pretences of re-.
volutionary Demagogues. We would therefore
advise Lord ALTHORPE to read and rellcct npoa.
what is passing in France, and what might be
dreaded by Europe, it GREAT BUITAYN, to whose
perseverance all Europe is essentially indebted
for deliverance, were to reduce her militarr
strength while the military strength of France ;51
apparently making such formidable advances.
For this rea3on we place no dependence on the
report that the Atitun Troops are 1:Icely to with-.
draw from France, as we deem it a measure of e:c.‘.
t reme impoliev,pregnant with incalculable dangers..
We turn from p toy feelings and hazardous spe-
culations, to a subject intro,!uced last night by
Mr. Cnor:Ett, e.'ho proposed the consolidation of
all Acts relative to the discovery of THE LONGL"

Tune, a subject of high and perpetual impor-
tat►re. In the course of his speech, Mr. CROKE&
gave a brief, but cleat:• and interesting, history of
the several attemps to effect this important ob—
ject, and proposed t n a►idition to the Board of
Longitinle.of persons eminently conversant with,'

nautical science, three ot whom to have a hun,,,
Bred a-year each ; suri•ly a very moderate salary'
for Gentlemen protound in the requisite know-
tedge, yet Mr. licouGnAm could not restrain his

refurmiNg itch, but hinted that he thought it too
large ! !—h k nee.lless to add, that Mr. CRoxEs

()brained leave to bring in a 13d1 for a purpose so
laudable in itseif, so interesting to Navigation,

and that may eventually produce advantages
highly beneficial to mankind in all future ages.

Thursday evening- her iIAJRSTY had a select
party at the Palace,

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