New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-18
ENGLAND.
Disastrous Storm on the r,

Disastrous storm on the Eastern Coast.
gale which ragged without in,ermission fos
hours on the 2i'h and s'th Of September, on tho
Eastern Coast of England, led to the most csiama.
,ous loss Of life and property, especially and ne
the meuih of the Humber. Considerably upward Of
100 vessels were stranded and abe loss Of life
was fearful. On Thursday, the 2fth. the vessels
known as coasters were keeping close under the
land, with slight southeas,ery breeze, when sud
denly the wind vcered TO the E, and rose TO hur
ricane. making impossible for many OF the coasters
10 stand out from the land Most OF them were
driven the rocks and dashed To pieces On great
number every soul persisted The whole range Of
coast a far as the Yarmouth roads, were strewn
with the wrecks,
The journals give the names and details OF several
vessels that persisted with all on board and describe
the ravages OF the storm all along the Coast OF Nor
folk Suffolk, Yorkshire, &c. Many OF these details
are of most painful nature In Of the instances
described the preservation OF life was most extraor-
binary The brig ST Cathdine was cspsized IN the
mouth Of the Humber. bu. the crew chung TO the nun
for ~ hours, subject 10 the whole fury Oh wind ana
waves, and all but one were saved lac storm
wreaked It's vengeance the whole eastern COST a
far north as New Castle. and len everywhere re-
suits almost equally disastrous
On the western coast of Ireland also, the storm
ragged violently Yacht belonging 20 Mr Moore.
OF Waterford. having on board Mr. and Mrs. Moore,
with several female frie3ds, was observed near ArfM
Island IN great distress by Russian brig wnich APP
preached her as near possible. and succeeded al
great risk IN taking all the passengers. The yacht
had been disabled 30 hours, during which whole time
all on board suffered the most intense agony. Mr..
Moore. Il is said. made most magnificent donation
to Mr. Hem. the master of the brig on Lowestot,
the fury OF the gale fearful and hundreds OF
Dutch and English craft would have been lost, but
for the shelter afforded by the basin there. As Il
was, even, the loss was most disastrous.
miscellaneous,
The Commission on the clam OF Paci6co against
the Greek Government, which made such rompus
year ago, has decided that the amount really due
him was fl5O, and 1t has been paid by Greece. lie
claimed f2l ,295.
49, Commodore Austin's Arctic Expedition. con-
sistng OF the Resoiute, Captain Austin Assistance
Capt Ommanny Intrepid, screw steamer Lieuten
ant Commander BERTHE Gator, and Pioneer screw
steamer, Lieutenant Commander Sherard Osborn.
has returned. Before sailing homeward, the two
steam tenders, with Capt Austin on board that which
is attached 20 the ReSolute, had entered Jones'
Sound which was found TO be blocked up with solid
ice Al distance of 50 miles from its mouth although
the season appears to have been favorable ono.
The only ship now remaining IN the Arctic regions
expressly in search OF Sir John Franklin, is tho
Prince Albert, Capt. Kennedy THIS vessel is Of ~
tuus and carries Is men. She was sent out by Lady
VraIkln