Star.
London, England, 1826-01-03 00:00:00

DREADFUL HURRICANE AT GIBRALTAR.

A most disastrous hurricane occurred at Gibraltar, on
the night of the 6th December, accompanied with a
dreadful destruction of property and lives, increased,,
we are sorry to say, by the infaMous conduct of the
Spanish troops, at a time when the rage of the elements
ordinarily suspods human animosities. The following
is a summary collected from various accounts :—The
hurricane commenced on ;he 6 h, at a quarter before
eleven at night, and lasted till three, e.M.• The vessels
driven on shore amount to upwards of do hundred,
large and small, besides a great many craft that sunk
at their mairings, having been run foul of. The lives
lost could not be ascertained up to the Bth December.
The Jay previously, ►esen dead bodies were found on
the beach, and a few more in the evening. T. e lager
class of• vessel, lost are chiefly America :s, Sardinians,
anal Gibraltar vessels, very few English, a Moorish
schooner of war, and the Colnmbi in privateer, General
soubletb•. The scene witnessei was most appalling;
vessel, and craft torn to pieces, poor wretches covering
the neutral ground with their effects saved from ti.e
wrecks of these vessels; dead b•rdres lying on the beach
in great numbers; and the Spanish troops committing
cold-blooded murders on 0 e unfortunate and ,!efence•
less crew of the Colombian privateer, ar o, by swim-
ming from the vessel, art e en:!eavoer to to reach the
English lines, and in the act of datng so were fired
upon in the water by about fifty Spanish soldiers, and
fifteen officers of revenue. Sonic of thhm•were saved
by the English Officers, wh., at the risk of their lives,
went in a boat on board the wreck, and were tired at
by the dastardly Spaniards. About seventy remained
on board until the evening, when they delivered them-
selves up to their cruel persecutors, on condition that
they should be considered as Colombians, and their
lives saved, which was agreed to, and guaranteed by
the Spanish Consul at Gibraltar.

.At Cadiz, during the same hurricane, the lass has
been trivial; an American ship aid a schooner, a
Spanish ship and two brigs, a small Dutch vessel, and
small craft.

The following is an extract from a letter:
" GIBRALTAR, DICCEMBIR 8.
•
(1 We have to advise you of one of the most vi lent
gales of wind ever felt here, and which has produced
the most calamitous results. For these eight days pas.
we have had rough weather from the S.W. to W. but
on the evening of the 6 h the wind shifted to the N.W.
and blew a perfect hurricane. Several large vessels in
the bay soon got adrift, and carried all before them.
There are upwards of one hundred vessels ashore on
the neutral ground, many of them perfect wrecks. Of
some others not a vestige can be founJ, nor of their
crews. Several went down at their anchors. The num
ber of lives lost cannot be ascertainel Many of the.
poor Spanish emigrants, recently turned out. of the
garrison to favour Ferdinand, have perished. There
was in the bay the Colombian privateer, General Sou-
blette, which was driven from her anchor, under "tbe
Spanish guard-house, on the neutral ground, and in
the shock got di:ma ted and filled with water, heeling
over to the starboard side; when the crew endeavoured
to escape, the Spaniards fired upOn them. The Capt :in
and about twenty men made their escape to our part of
the neutral ground, and sought Protection for his crew
from our Government; it was refmed. The Spiniardii.
meantime, continued to fire, finding the crew conlitnot
return it, and murdered many in cold blood. OA of
the Colombians then mounted the rigging' with,:a
of truce, and was there shot by-the CM.tom-hoitso
ficers; but Mr. Turner, the Commanding Offiter;then
on board, was allowed to come on shore.
could not be agreed upon, and Turner wished tq go ors,,
board again; but the noble Spaniard told him' that he`
was pris o)er ! At last, on the interference of Genrle:j
men from our garrison, part4eul rely 11. Henry; Esq.'
Consul for the United State,, a paper was s.gneJ,•en.
gaging to save their lives, ant the survivors, about
.SO;
were landed.
" The brig Sarah, from Liverpool, is ashore."