Star.
London, England, 1814-12-20 00:00:00

DREADFUL NURIUCAXE.

LOSSES AT SEA.

The Motet's, Owens; Lady Florence, Bishop; -Jane,
mconehy, from Drogheda; and Argus. Carr, Irons Dublin;
here driven on shore near Liverpool on Friday morning, but it
Ras expected would be got off.

The General Blucher, Otter, from Havre to Gibraltar; anti
the Patriotic, Nicksen, from London to Corunna ; put into Fal-
mouth ou Friday—lhe former With loss of sail., and the latter
With tiamsge to her huU, sails, Fcc. and cargo shifted.
The Werterbotten, Knape, from London to Marseilles, is put
into Dartmouth, with damage.
The Mourich, Dunn. from Newcastle to Plymouth, struck on
the Newcombe Sand on Friday, and sunk.
The Nelms, French, from Liverpool to Bourdeaui, is on
sbore pear Doncsumon.
The Auspicious, Clark, from Liverpool to Newry, was strand-
ed 11th inst. in Dundrum Bay.

GREENOCK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16.
Half past Three &Clock, P.M.
Since Tuesday the wind continued blowing strong
from tl•e S. to S.W. Last night it greatly increased,
and until now has continued to blow with unremitting
violence. In the morning there was a considerable
deal of thunder and lightning, accompanied by exces-
sive falls of rain—shortly atter mid-day the quays
overfl )wed, and the tide continuing to rise, the cellars
adjacent to the breast of the different harbours have
been inundated, and we are truly concerned to add,.
immense quantities of West-India and other produce
destroyed : much property has likewise been swept
away, or materially injured on the quays. To what
extent the damage may amount it is impossible to say,
bet it cannot be otherwise than very large. The tide
is now abating.
These of the outward-bound West India fleet riding
at anchor at the tail of the Bank, have drifted con-
siderably; some have parted their cables. The Her-
cules, Miller, which along with several merchantmen
bad anchored in Gourock Bay, slipped or parted her
cables this forenoon, and fortunately arrived safe in
the east harbour, about three o'clock, with no other
apparent injury than the loss of her bowsprit. Not-
withstanding the hazardous attempt of taking the
harbour in such a hurricane, by the able manner in
which it was performed, the only damage which she
occasioned going in was that of running down a her-
ring sl op at the entrance.
HALF-PAST FOUR P.M.--At this moment the gale
appears to increase, but to shift a little more to the
Westward. We have just learned that the following
vessels have parted from their moorings in Gourock
Bay, and are on shore, viz.—the Mary, Maw., on
this side of the Powder House; and the Jane, Wu,
sox, and Elizabeth, *Blum, at the New Battery.
Only his Majesty's ship TAIITARtJS, and the Amazon,
REID, remain at anchor in Gourock Bay. The ut-
most confusion prevails, and great fears are enter-
tained for the safety of the ships riding at Tail of the
Bank. One is apparently aground at the Hill of
Ardmore. Several have drifted up the river past
Cardross.

The Jane, ANDERSON, from Palermo, has just ar-
rived from quarantine station, Holy Loch, having
been blown trom thence with the loss of three anchors
and cables ' • passed a ship dismasted in Gourock Bay.
At Port Glasgow, the damage has liktwise beets
hnmense, lrom the overflowing of the tide.
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near Dunkirk, together with several pieces of silk
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longed to Folkstone.—On the same day a brig and
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LIVERPOOL.—A terrible storm took place here on
Friday, in which the following were driven on shore,
viz..—Elizabeth, OWENS, from Drogheda, near the
Nile Rocks, not expected to receive much injury ;
Lady Florence, BISHOP, from Drogheds, in Bootle
Bay, with sails and both topmasts gone ; the Jane,
*Concur, from Drogheda, near Crosby ; and the
Argus, Cana, from Dublin, near Formby, SO cattle
lost, vessel expected to be got off next springs without
damage. The John, Jonas, from Penzance, foun-
' dyed off the Banks—crew saved.
Dtaus.—Last week, there was a most tremen-
dous gale, and the wind about S.S.W. which conti.
need with unabated fury until 12 o'clock, when it
became less violent. Much damage has been done in
various parts of the city ; in York-street, a stack of
Chimneys were blown down. A young lady, and
the female servants who were in the kitchen, were
buried in the ruins; two of them were found in el,
very mangled state. In Sackville-street much injury
see sustained. A great part of Kuarn's Hotel, at
the corner (A Great Britatn-street, was thrown down.
A public-house in Fleet-street was totally unroofed
and vanous other houses have sustained damage.
litna..--Thuisday forenoon, a tier (If vessels were
in imminent danger of suffering damage from a large
skip which was moored on the off-bide of the harbour,
bedng upon them, by which a brig near the quay
WSa for a considerable time, as the tide ebbed, sus-
pended between a Scotch imack and a mooring-post.
last broke, and the brig instantly fell into the water,
forcing overboard a sloop-master that was ascending
a ladder to get from the brig to the quay; fortunately
be had the presence of mind to throw himself betweest
two of the piles of the quay, and thus was saved from
instant death, which must have ensued had he been
'aught between the vessel and the.piles.
LEEDS.--Friday, during a violent storm of wind
with rain, at Leeds, the steam engine chimney,
attached to the manufactory of Messrs. Whitehead,
and Pearson, on Bradford-moor, was blown down
(luring the storm, and falling upon the building, the
Tod was forced in with a terrible crash, and a number
of the work people very seriously injured. At the
'house of John Blayds, Esq. in Park-lane, on Friday,
a stack of chimnies at the left wing of the bUilding
Sots blown down, and the rubbish precipitated through
the roof into an apartment that had just been quitted
by one of the family. The hurricane has also done
considerable damage to the newly erected mansion of
Benjamin Goodman of Leeds, and to several
other unfinished buildings.
STAPPORD.—TDC oldest personliving cannot remem
her mire tempestuous and longer continued gales
than we experienced on Friday. The damage sus-
' by many persons in this town and neighbour-
at present, cannot be estimated. Innumerable
--7 s have been blown down, roofs of houses and
cks of hay removed; and on the nortkroad trees have
atien forced down, which have interrupted the pro-
•/ets Of coaches, itc.