The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-27

M, il was at Its very worst, and came in those
sudden, irresistible gusts, that create such appre-
henslon in the minds of those persons (nervous or
no) who dwell in houses of questionable stability
"Twas rough night" and certainly, save once,
(January, $780, "my young remembrance cannot
parallel fellow 10 it." The force OF the wind
upon the sides of the houses, was as if they had
been struck with bale Of cotton. Low houses,
even, sensbly shaken TO their very foundation.
Like many person who cannot write, the gale
has made Its mark in numerous places. Nine feet
of the spire Of church on the Cheshire side of
the river was blown down, and there will soon be
rise In the chlmney-pot market, and GLACIERS are
their anchors, and the Manhattan had narrow
escape of getting the pier heads the Liverpool
side. The j p. Whitney, from Philadelphia, S G..
Glidden, master, went on, shore near Formby
light, at half-past 8 o'clock, p NJ, on the 9th,
after beating about all the previous night She
now lies two miles south of Formby light, total
wreck-ail hands saved The Medensch, from
APslachcola, was, throughout WI tuesday night,
to all night. Al ii o'clock, A. M, on the 9th, the
captain finding himself very close on lee shore,
was obliged 10 set close reefed maintop sail,
his lee, on the Other. tack, under heavy press
OF canvass. Immediately the Medensch hove
the malntop sail to the mast, and hoisted the signal
for pilot, which, however, the pilot disregarded,
sight; and IT did not appear that she intended to
come alongside, the Medensch was obliged to fill
away, &c; and Observing a steamer m liking for
the Mersey, followed her; but cracking head of
the steamer, took in sail, and then followed under
a reefed foresail only. THIS account OF the narrow
escape Of the Medensch will be interesting
TO many in America. The captain complains much
OF the pilot he signalized as, ne says, he might
without any risk, have led the way into port He
could not ascertain the pilots number. But for
the steamer, (Which was the old Balhnasloe, Of
DubliD,) the Medensch's fate would have been
The Liverpool and Havre line OF steamers IA.
am told, losing concern; aud, except as a feeder
to the American mail packets, would De abtn-
doned.
The steamer Asia, built tor the New York. Bos-
ton and Liverpool line, was launched on Tnursday,
the 3lst January. She will reach The Mersry (her
engines being all ready for her before May comes
in. The Africa will be lauached In April
BY the way, taking of steam service. whst bo-
iteration was occasloned by mail made up at
Boston, for the Hibernia, on Christmas day, (wnich
reached New York too late to come by that ves-
instead of by the following steamer OF course,
we could not conceive what had become Of those
letters the lddons did not arrive until the 2ih
January, whereas the Cambria by whick they
might have come, reached Liverpool on the I'D.
The Siddons is noble craft. and, like her name
do for the transmission of commercial correspon-
dence now a days. Who's TO blafnel
Last night, we had gale OF wind from the ).
w. At 4 A M IL promised US a second volume or
edition OF Tuesday nights hurricane. SO severe
and unfavorabe have the recent winds been tor
outward bound vessels, that at the present moment
no less than 20, hound to foreign ports, are de-
tanned in dock waiting for change.
One P.M The gale continues unabated. Se-
veral American vessels are putting back