The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-12 00:00:00

THE STORM IN THE BLACK SEA.

THE Times' correspondent, dating Constantinople, 20th
of Nov., says :—" I have to send you-the news of a great
calamity, On the night of the 13th a violent storm burst
over Constantinople, and caused much damage to the
loftier buildings ; the mosque of Sultan Achmed alone
losing three minarets. We were accordingly prepared for
some lamentable occurrence in the Mack Sea, but the in-
telligence received yesterday, by the Valorous transcends
all that had been feared. Of the whole extent of the
calamity we are still ignorant, but enough is known to
give it a place among-the greatest that has taken place at
sea for many years. The tempest commenced at Bala-
klava about seven o'clock in the morning, and in two hours
eleven transports had been wrecked and six dismasted,
and rendered unfit for service. The most terrible disaster
is the total loss ofthe new magnificent steam-ship Prince,
which arrived here a- few days since with the 46th Regi-
ment and a cargo valued at £500,000, and indispensably
necessary for the prosecution of the siege and the comfort
of the army. The loss of the Prince seems to have -been
partly owing to the negligence of her officers. When she
arrived at Balaklava, she let go one of her anchors in 30
fathoms water. It appears that the cable had never been•
clinched, and the whole of it ran out ; anchor and cable
were lost together. She then let go the other anchor, the
cable of which was so inefficiently fastened that she lost
this also.. She then steamed out to sea until she could
get up another cable from the hold, and at last let go a
smaller anchor, with which she rode until the tempest
broke upon her on Tuesday morning. An eye-witness
saw her carried from her moorings on to the rocks with,
such force that in ten minutes there was hardly a piece a
yard long remaining. She might almost be said to go. to
powder. Of a crew of 150 only, six wore saved.. This
splendid vessel of 2,700 tons was purchased by Govern-
ment 'some time since, and sent out full of most valuable
stores and munitions of war. Everything is lost. With
the exception of the troops, everything remained in her at
the time she was dished upon the rocks. The whole of
'the winter clothing for :the men has gone down-40,000
suits of clothes, with under garments, socks, gloves, and a
multitude of other articles of the kind, vast quantities of
shot and shell, and not least m consequence, the medical
stores sent out in consequence of the deficiencies which
formerly existed. The latter were, with not uncommon
negligence, stowed away under the shot and shell, and
could not be landed at Scutari. They are now lost, at a
time when the demand -for them is likely to be more
urgent than ever, and when the commissariat is fully
occupied in ministering to the wants of those who still
remain unhurt. The. other British vessels lost at Bala-
klava are as folloyvs :—the Resolute all hands lost ; the Rip
Van Winkle, all lost ; the Wild Wave, one or two saved ;
the Kenihvorth, all lost ; the Progress, some saved ; the
Wanderer, all lost ; the Marquess, all lost ; the Mary
Ann, all lost ; the Pultowa, all saved ; the Caduceus, dis-
d and abandoned.

the 18th, alludes as follows' to the tempest of the 14th :---
Ido not speak to you of minor damage. The Retribu-
tion, having the Duke of Cambridge on board, was obliged
to throw her guns overboard, and upwards of 20 English
transports, between Balaklava and the, anchorage of
Katscha, have been either totally lost or so much injured
as not to be able for a long time to again put out to sea
We m-1 _

k, awl only some commercial vessels lost, in particn-
lar, , which having on board a detachment of Huisars, with

and 20 horses drowned. As to the country, its complete
nudity allowed but little scope for damage. However, the
fine Covent of St. George, built on the ruins of the

Temple of Diana, in Taiirus, was dreadfully damaged
This establishment, built on a rocky promontory, to the