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motion of the vessel caused those 

 on board to be very ill, and to wish 

 they had never left Dover ; for, in- 

 stead of their being on their way 

 to Paris and Ostend, Monday 

 morning found the vessel (by good 

 luck) in Ramsgate harbour. 



20. At Brighton it has blown a 

 storm from the south-west for 

 some days. Shipping on the coast 

 has sustained considerable damage. 

 Of a number of vessels that at- 

 tempted to run from the Downs 

 into Ramsgate, five got on shore, 

 some of them much damaged. 

 Several other vessels put into Mar- 

 gate with loss of anchors and ca- 

 bles. 



A very strong gale of wind from 

 the west and south-west has pre- 

 vailed at Portsmouth nearly the 

 whole of last week, in consequence 

 of which some lives have been lost, 

 and much anxiety occasioned. The 

 gale attained its utmost fury on 

 Wednesday ; during the greater 

 part of that day it was impractica- 

 ble to proceed to Spithead, from 

 the port, for even the launch of 

 the Prince, with upwards of fifty 

 seamen in it, in making the at- 

 tempt, was forced on Southsea 

 beach, and in landing, the officers 

 iand men were completely drench- 

 ed, as well as placed in consider- 

 able danger. In the evening, about 

 seven o'clock, signals of distress 

 were fired at Spithead, which 

 created much alarm amongst the 

 people on shore. It proved to be 

 the Olympia cutter, which having 

 drifted her anchors, got ashore 

 on the Spit. Her signals of distress 

 were most promptly answered by 

 all the shipping at Spithead, who 

 hoisted their lights, and about fif- 

 teen boats put off" from different 

 ships to go to her assistance, in 

 doing which, we are sorry to say, 



a boat belonging to the Conflict, 

 containing a lieutenant and seven 

 men, upset by running on the 

 Olympia's cable, and two seamen 

 were unfortunately drowned ; the 

 others were saved with great diffi- 

 culty. On shore, the heavy winds 

 have also occasioned much da- 

 mage. The limbs of large trees 

 have been carried away, and in 

 many instances whole trees blown 

 down. Near King's Terrace, a so- 

 lid brick wall was blown down on 

 Wednesday night, and during the 

 top of the tide the platform every 

 day of the week has been rendered 

 impassable, by the sea beating 

 over in such large quantities, and 

 with great force. The storm con- 

 tinued on Saturday night, but Spit- 

 head being a good anchorage, no 

 danger was apprehended. 



From Plymouth we hear, in ac- 

 counts dated on Friday and Satur- 

 day, that for the last two days and 

 nights the wind blew a hurricane 

 from the west and south-west, 

 wiiich caused much confusion 

 amongst the shipping, as they la- 

 boured very much at their anchors, 

 and fears were entertained that 

 many wrecks would take place. 



At Falmouth the storm raged 

 with great violence. 



20. Newcastle. — Thelate hur- 

 ricane, which commenced in this 

 neighbourhood on Friday morning, 

 lias been generally felt throughout 

 the whole country. In the south, 

 the storm commenced on the 11th 

 instant, and the shipping on the 

 south-west coast has suffered most 

 dreadfully from its effects. The gale 

 from that time has moved gradually 

 northwards, and lias left sufficient 

 evidence of its violence in all the 

 places within its vortex. It is im- 

 possible to enumerate the damage 

 that has been done in this town 



