The damage to the shipping on the coast by the
gales last week has been considerable, especially off Ireland and the West of England. The Waterford Chronicle mentions particulars of the loss of the steamboat St. Patrick, on her voyage from Liverpool to Waterford— Having got round the Hook Point, she was running up the harbour, when, at about half-past five o'clock, a tremendous sea struck her, and carried away her wheel ; when she became unmanageable, and ran on shore near Church. town, a small village near Hook Tower, and became a total wreck. It is melancholy to add, that six persons lost their lives, viz, two cabin passengers), (a male and female, whose names we have not yet learned,) the two mates, and two beamen. The remainder of the passengers and crew, about twenty in number, narrowly escaped with their lives. Captain Shute was severely bruised and otherwise injured while making his escape. The lady and gentleman lost were strangers, supposed to be on their way from America. The gentleman was landed safe ; but, on missing his wife, he reentered the vessel to save her, when the stern part gave way from the paddles, and they were drowned."
A large homeward-bound Indiuman, laden with an exceedingly valuable cargo of silks, indigo, fkc. was wrecked on Tuesday evening, to the west of Ballycotton. Her name and destination are unknown to us : it is supposed, however, that the latter was Liverpool.—cork Constitution.
On Tuesday, the schooner Alexander, of London, and a French lugger, both laden with wheat, were driven on shore in Gerran's Bay, and became a total wreck. The crew of the Alexander, consisting of five men and a boy, were a saved. The crew of the French vessel consisted of six men, three of whom perished in attempting to swim ashore before the vessel struck ; the other three (one of whom is the captain) remained on board, arid were with great difficulty saved.— Letter from Falmouth in the Times.
The Ariadne, laden with timber, and bound from Quebec to Belfast, struck on the sunken rocks near Tusear cm Sunday night, when she was thrown on her beam-ends, and three of her crew were washed over
board and drowned. She was afterwards driven on the North bar, where she settled down ; the remainder of her crew taking to the rig ging, where they remained until one o'clock the next day. Three of
them then got down to endeavour to get some pork from the forepart of the ship, when they also were washed overboard and drowned. After several ineffectual attempts on the part of the coast-guard and others, the wreck was reached, and the remainder of the crew (eight in number) were rescued.— Werford Independent.
At Varteg and Blenmvon, in Monmouthshire, eighteen persons lost their lives by the overflow of the Wye, and the bursting of the banks which confined a large body of water in a pool near Bleinevon. The torrents from the hills were tremendous.
In various parts of Sussex—at Brighton, Battle, Horsham, and Eastbourne especially—the thunder-storms last week were terrific. The lightning struck the pinnacle of the dome at the Brighton Palace, and damaged it a good deal ; breaking the illuminated glass in the centre.
A boat belonging to the Rattlesnake, lying in Plymouth Sound, was upset in a violent squall on Suuday ; and Mr. Sanas a Midshipman, and four sailors, were drowned.
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