The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-08 00:00:00

DREADFUL HURRICANE.

From Friday morning till Sunday morning, we experienced
most boisterous weather along the Ayrshire coast—indeed,
during the greater part of Friday, and on Saturday night and
Suudav morning, the wind blew a perfect hurricane right in
shore. No accident of a serious nature, however, has occurred
in the town of Ayr or in the immediate vicinity, but we are sorry
to learn that the storm has produced serious effects on other
parts of the coasi. The sea wall at our large light-house has
been partially damaged, some of the palls along the quay have
been started, and a great number of chimney-cans, and slates
have been blown from the houses in the town and neighbour-
hood; but beyond this, we do not learn that any other damage
has been sustained here. At A ndrossan, part of the break-water
was demolished, and a portion of the new pier at Largs wasalse
injured; but at Troon the effects of the storm have been felt
far more severely, as will be seen by the following communica-
tions from our correspondent in that town :
TllOO N, Friday, Nov. I.—Last night the wind began to blow
pretty freeh from about W.S.W., and having veered to N.W.,
before morning it increased to one of the severest gales we have
ever experienced. This morning before breakfast hour, the
Betock, of Troon, and a sloop with her sails torn to shreds, hove
in sight—the sloop made the harbour, but the Betock was not
so fortunate. Two schooners followed her as their guile, but
she not getting far enough into the harbour, they were obliged
to pass round her stern, in consequence of which they got too
much to leeward, and their anchors not bringing them up, they
went ashore. Two brigs came up afterwards, and, from the
same cause, met the like fate as the schooners. About the same
time the ship Eliea, of Irvine, Hamilton, master, broke from
the moorings at the quay, and, notwitestanding all the exer-
tions of the master and people on board, she drifted ashore con-
siderably to the north of the other vessels. She struck very
heavily for some time after she touched the ground, and her
bow-port being unfortunately open, she filled and settled down.
We hope she will be got oil, though we are afraid it will be
with some difficulty. In the afternoon the Betock was enabled.
to turn up alongside the breakwater, where she still lies.
Saturday, Nov. 2.—The four vessels we mentioned yester-
day are the brigs Artuose of Fishguard, John Wade, master,
from Cardiff to Glasgow, with iron; and the John Guise, of
Chepstow, M`Fee, master, from Dublin to this place;
the schooners Crown, of Dundee, David Stewart, from Lime-
rick to Greenock, with wheat ; and Lady Ann, of Working-
ton, Samuel Sunliridge, master, from Derry to Glasgow, with
oats. We hope they will soon be got off. We have had a pretty
strong breeze from S.W., this forenoon. It has veered again
to N.\V., and there is every reason to fear that we will have a
tempestuous night. We are happy to state that no lives have
been lost. A man and a boy fell from the rigging of the Crown
of Dundee • the man is not much hurt, and the boy is not con-
sidered to be in a dangerous state.
Monday, Nov. 4.—As we anticipated it came on to blow on
Saturday night a strong gale from about N.W., equal at least
to what we suffered on Friday morning, and it is with sorrow
we have to state that the sloop Margaret Brown, of Rothesay,
seemingly laden with oats, came on shore yesterday morning,
keel up, and dismasted. A great quantity of oats is strewed
along the shore. Every exertion was made to save as much
as possible. Captain Stirling took charge of the people who
were employed about the vessel, and has saved a watch, four
sovereigns, and some of her materials. He placed a guard to
take care of whatever articles might come on shore from her,
and wrote to the owners, by yesterday's post. Her boat came
ashore in the harbour, so that it is
_probable the catastrophe
took place at no great distance from Troon harbour. P.S. The
gale has taken off, and we trust the weather will settle.—Ayr
Observer.