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the evening, the wind shifted, 

 and blew along Calomel-buildings 

 full against the wall, which at 

 length fell in, and by its weight 

 bore down the roof of the kitchen. 

 Part of the leads fell against the 

 wall, but in that situation, that 

 any persons under it, although 

 unable to extricate themselves, 

 might respire. This was the 

 situation in which the housemaid 

 and laundress were ; but having 

 fallen at the fire-place, were ex- 

 posed to the most horrid torture 

 from the heat. The large beam 

 that supported the kitchen and 

 went across the roof, was found 

 broken in two ; and as the body 

 of the cook was found near this 

 spot, it is supposed that it must 

 have fallen on her, and caused 

 instant death. 



5. Portsmouth. — The whole of 

 last night it blew the most tre- 

 mendous gale from the S. S. E. 

 that can be remembered. The 

 Harasley, of and from Sunder- 

 land, simk between the buoys of 

 the Horse and the Elbow ; the 

 crew took to the rigging, and 

 were all fortunately saved this 

 morning at day light by a pilot- 

 boat that went off to their relief. 

 During the gale, the whole of the 

 wood-work of the new Pier at 

 Ryde was washed away, and 

 several houses to the eastward of 

 the pier washed down. The ships 

 in the roads and harbour rode out 

 the gale. The Lively cutter had 

 her bulwarks washed away ; the 

 brig Assiduous, Jenkins, parted 

 from one of her anchors ; the 

 brig Shillelagh had her boats 

 washed over her side ; and the 

 Tamar sloop of war slipped one 

 of her cables. 



5. Dover. — A most violent hur- 



ricane came on here yesterday 

 evening from the S. S. W. and 

 continued with thunder, light- 

 ning, hail, and rain, till an early 

 hour this morning ; we know not 

 yet what mischief has been done ; 

 report says there are several 

 vessels totally lost, among others 

 a Revenue cutter. About 500 

 troops from France landed yes- 

 terday and this morning here 

 and at Ramsgate, from the 

 Crown, Venus, and Quest trans- 

 ports. 



5. Margate. — The East India 

 ships Victory, Lord Melville, 

 Phoenix, and Barrosa, remain at 

 anchor in Pan Sand Hole. A 

 ship, reported to be the Marquis 

 Wellesley East Indiaman, is on 

 shore on the Mouse Sand, with 

 the loss of main and mizen mast. 

 The Franklin Dutch East India- 

 man is in our Roads, with loss of 

 anchor and cable. 



Seven o'clock, p. m. — The ship 

 on shore is the Marquis Wel- 

 lesley. Her Captain has just 

 landed, and an anchor and cable 

 is gone off to her. The Java 

 East Indiaman is off here, with 

 loss of anchor and cable. 



5. Ramsgate. — Last night the 

 wind blowing very strong from 

 the south, one of the most tre- 

 mendous gales took place that 

 we ever experienced, accompa- 

 nied by most awful claps of 

 thunder, and vivid flashes of 

 lightning. At day-light, our 

 shores presented a most frightful 

 aspect, being literally covered 

 with wiecks and timbers which 

 had been cast on shore by the 

 violence of the gale. A collier, 

 laden, struck against the East 

 Pier, by which four of her 

 crew (consisting of seven) were 



drowned, 



