The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-17 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH

On Friday morning, a sloop and a two-masted vessel were
observed at anchor riding heavily, about five miles S.S.W.
of Cumberland fort at daylight; they both sank shortly af-
terward,, and it is feared all hands have perished. The mast-
heads of the two-masted vessel were visible at the last ac-
count. Several houses are much damaged, and the dockyard
buildings slightly. Lord Ashburton's new marine villa in
Stokes bay is seriously injured. Several vessels had been on
shore, but had not sustained much damage.

BRISTOL

Among other accidents the Gothic window of St. Nicho-
las's Church, in the clock tower, was torn completely out of
its framework and dashed in. The vane of St. Philip's
Church also was torn off. From St. Werberg's Church se-
veral copingstones of large size were blown down. At the
West of England Stay Factory the entire stack of chimnies
was blown down, and, falling on the roof, dashed it in, and
the whole mass forced its way through the ceiling of a room
in which upwards of fifty girls were at work, causing, of
course, the utmost consternation. Many of the females went
into hysterics, but providentially none of them were severely
injured, most of them having escaped with a few bruises. A
stack of chimnies was also blown down at Mr. Ames's seat
near Westbury, at Dimeut and Grimer's, York-street, and
at the corner of Philadelphia-street. In Queen-street a very
large elm tree was torn up by the roots, as were also several
trees in the neighbourhood. At Trowbridge the chimnies of
a large factory were blown down, and, as we hear, upwards of
£6OO of damage done. At the time of the hurricane several ves-
sels were lying at anchor in Kingsroad, and much apprehension
was felt for their safety. It was found that most of them
had started their anchors and were driven ashore at the
mouth of the river, but without suffering much damage.
The Pomona, bound for the West Indies, started her anchors
and was driven down Channel quite out of sight; but so
variable was the wind, that shortly afterwards she was driven
back again by the fury of the tempest, and went ashore in
the mouth of the river. Among those which went ashore,
were the Reform from Glasgow, the Caroline for Tobago,
the Mayflower for Bonny, the Active for Bridgewater, a
Prussian brig, and one or two others. The sloop Anne of
Berkeley, from Black Rock, foundered near the mouth of
the river, fortunately, however, without loss of life, the crew
being saved. The Mermaid steamer, from Cork, Captain
Horne, belonging to the Bristol General Steam Navigation
Company, arrived on Friday, after having experienced the
full fury of the gale, by which she was much damaged, her
bulwarks being stove in and her starboard paddle-box broken
in fragments. She states that she first encountered the hur-
ricane when about midway across the Irish Channel on
Thursday night. She weathered the gale until she came
abreast of Lundy Island on Friday afternoon, where her bul-
warks were stove in, and upwards of fifty pigs washed over-
board. During the remainder of the voyage the sea continued
to sweep over her with fearful violence, and pour into her
hold, by which means, upon her arrival, it was found that
upwards of 200 pigs were washed overboard or suffocated.
Nothing but the superiority of her machinery saved her, in
the opinion of the crew. The Irish packets did- not sail on
Friday, but one or two of them sailed this morning. Some
apprehension, also, is felt for the safety of the Dublin and
Waterford packets, which were due here yesterday, but
they may not have sailed. Nothing certain, however, is
known.