Star.
London, England, 1807-01-01 00:00:00

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On Saturday laft, we had eitord gale of wind from
the S. W. accompanied witb *are y rain;. wig* eqn-
tinned during the greatell part of the day,. I'he
Dest
however, did not appear to rife much higher than ,
had been lot tome days, until about midnight, when
being low water, it (welled Soddenly to a moil exile-
or. in sry degree, rufhing forward in a torrent, which
deep:tied the harbour lereral feet perpendicular in a
few minutes. In its progrefs, a large raft of high-
land wood was fwept away from the tipper part of
the harbour, and coming ageing a tier of velfels,
broke them from their moorings. One of them, a
Prnffian galliot, after going down the harbour with
the raft, carriedoff a tier of velfels, which in its turn
broke another tier adrift, and both were driven on a
-Moat below, being only prevented from going to tea
by want of water. By the exertions of a number of,
feamen and others colleteed, on the fir( alarm, the
Tails were, with confiderable difficulty and danger,
in a few hours moored,in faiety--ene with the lota of
her bowfprit, another with both anchors broken, and
mote of them more or kir debased. The-Union
Smack of tVs place was driven 16 tea. with only one
buy on board ; bat the mailer with Several feamen
having gone of in boats, tuceeeded in getting on
board the vend, then a confiderabk dillance at
fee, and carried her into Peterh"ead the fame day,
with damage. The galliot, with the mailer on
board, went alto out of the harbour, but by imme
diate affinance, was after tome time brought in again
with an analtor broken and water-logged. Fortu-
nately no lives wets loft on the occafion.
On Chi.' Mutes Day, a mon tremendous gale came
on from the fame quarter as the former, exceeding in
violence any ever remembered here. It had blown
very hard during the night, and from &let o'clock
in the morning continued increafing until between
ten and eleven. when it became a complete hurricane,
and had a very alarming appearance. About the
height of the gale, the (loop New Deer, which had
failed the preceding day from this place, ran afhore
on the fends ; the crew were fared, as alt.() her valua-
ble cargo, but partly damaged. Several rails were
driven to the northward with the lois of their fails,
and two in the bay rode out the norm. A large fleet
of mailers failed from Newburgh, Peterhead, and
neighbouring ports on the 24th, many of them load-
ed with grain ; for whore Safety great apprehersfion
is entertained. One of them belonging to New-
burgh is aihnte at Peterhead, and feared to be a total'
wreck; and another, alter tiriking the pier, has
been got into that harbour with damage. In this
city and neighbourhood, the violence of the hurricane
was feverely felt. Three new hnufes, two of them
in Chapel (beet and one in Frederick Street were
thrown down, feveral men having efcaped from the
roof of the latter, where. they were at work, only a
few =Coutes before the honk was in ruin'. The
gable: of another new houfe was blown down, and
confiderable damage was done to many others ; but
ifortunitely,no lives were ion. The extreme violence
of the gott'did not Ontigue above two hours, but its
fory was during that time fn great, that it is much
to be feared it bas been attended wi b very bad effects.