The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-13 00:00:00

THE LATE FATAL GALES

As was apprehended in our recent notice of the casual.
ties along the coast, others of as equally a melancholy
character have occurred. A sloop, laden with coal. from
Newport, Monmouthshire, in a passage to Caldico Point,
was totally wrecked on the Cornish coast, and all hands
lost. Four bodies have been washed ashore, and amongst
them were those of Mr. Williams, of Redrig, part owner,
and the master, Mr. Opton, who were found clasped in
each other's arms. The other bodies seemed to be those
of seamen, and being naked, it is presumed that they in-
tended to save themselves by swimming. Near Bude, on
a shoal, about two miles distant, on Saturday, was lost a
schooner, named the Anne, of Sc. Ives, laden with copper
ore, while proceeding from Deverau to Swansea. The
gale at the time was blowing very bard from the W.N.W.,
and one of the crew, in attempting to take in a reef of the
mainsail, was blown from the yard-arm, and falling on
the deck, was instantly killed. The crew, by taking to
the boats before she struck, succeeded in saving them-
selves. Another of the crew, however, was shockingly
injured by being jammed between the boat and the ship's
side, and is not expected to survive. The vessel became
a wreck. A brig called the Dorothea, of nearly 300 tons'
burthen, belonging to Sunderland, was wrecked about the
same time off Hayle, on the Devonshire coast, but for-
tunately for the crew, nine in number, they were rescued
by the pilot boats that put off from that place. Two fatal
collisions are reported to have occurred in consequence of
the violence of the gales ; one happened on the night of
the 28th ult., about four miles S.W. of Beachey-head, to
an Oldenburgb schooner, named the Aurora, of Riga, and
bound for Bordeaux, which was run down by the Thor-
waldsen barque, on a voyage from Copenhagen to St.
Thomas's. The collision was of so fearful a character,
that the schooner sank within a few minutes after she had
been struck, one of the'crew going down with her. The
remainder, consisting of the master, his wife, a child, and
several seamen, managed to get on board the Thorwald-
sen. The latter vessel lost her bowsprit, and seriously
damaged her rigging, so much so that'she was obliged to
run into Portsmouth to repair the injury, where the sur-
vivors of the sunken vessel were safely landed. The other
collision was attended with more fatal results. It occurred
off Brighton, on the 27th ult., when the chip Donor, from
London, bound to Trieste, came in contact with'a French
lugger, and sunk her, the crew perishing with her. The
ship was immediately brought to, and rendered what as-
sistance she could : but through the darkness, that pre-
vailed, nothing could be seen of the unfortunate mariners.
The Unicorn, of Seaton Sluice, Lumsden, master, foun-
dered on the morning of the 22d ult., when within 120
miles E.S.E. of Flamborough-head. Her crew took to
the boat, and were picked up by a vessel belonging to
Yarmouth, which landed them at Sunderland. One of
the vessels previously reported to have gone down in the
west bay of Dungeness, has been ascertained to be the
Elizabeth, of Newcastle, with a cargo of coals. Three of
the bodies of the ill-fated crew were in the course of Sun-
day washed ashore, and have since been interred at Lydd
Church.
It will be remembered that in the early part of the gale,
one of the Royal Yacht Club vessels, called the Fanny,
was totally lost, with all hands, off Bidet', rd harbour.
Among the unfortunate sufferers was Mr. John Charles
Montgomery, the owner, and Mr. Charles Reilly. The
body of the former gentleman was found on Friday, near
the lighthouse, on the Branton Sands, and was identified
by his brothrr, Major Montgomery, of the 45th. That
of Mr. Reilly has not as vet been washed ashore.
Wreckers have made their appearance along the Devon-
' shire coast, and we regret to say in considerable numbers.