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drowned, and two of them have just 

 been picked up. She afterwards 

 went on shore on the sands, and 

 by the violence of tlie waves, was 

 completely beat to pieces. Two 

 brigs also were driven on shore 

 with loss of bowsprit, fore top- 

 masts, and other damage ; one 

 ship on shore with foremast gone: 

 one sloop on shore much damaged. 

 The Asia, an extra Indiaman, 

 drove from the Downs, and after- 

 wards went on shore under East 

 Cliff Lodge. A large ship is on 

 shore in Pegwell-bay ; two brigs 

 on the rocks under the West 

 Cliff, with loss of foremast, bow- 

 sprit, «Src.; and a brig on the rocks 

 close to the West Pier. The con- 

 fusion that took place in the outer 

 harbour during the raging of the 

 storm is beyond description. 

 Such was its violence, that the 

 vessels broke from the moorings, 

 which were unable to hold them, 

 and ran foul of each other, by 

 which a very great deal of damage 

 was sustained. Some are sunk, 

 in others the sterns are stove in, 

 and many have suffered much 

 injury. Such a scene was never 

 before witnessed here. The 

 buoys in the harbour were torn 

 up by the numerous vessels 

 moored thereto. The iron bridge 

 over the entrance to the inner 

 harbour was much injured, and 

 the railings were carried away 

 by a vessel. Three transports 

 from Calais, which were unable 

 to make Dover harbour, came in 

 here, and have received severe 

 damage. We are happy to state, 

 that the following troops on board 

 have been safely landed, viz.: — 

 Detachments of the 4th, 29th, 

 71st, 79th rifle brigade, &c. some 

 of the 2nd dragoon guards, 3rd 



dragoons, Scots Greys, 7th Hus- 

 sars, 11th and 1 2th Ught dra- 

 goons — in all amounting to about 

 400 invalids, and some sent home 

 to be discharged. A man be- 

 longing to this place, named 

 Hopkins, in attempting to get 

 on board the brig on shore close 

 to the western pier, in order to 

 render assistance, was dashed off 

 and consigned to a watery grave. 

 His body was washed on shore 

 this morning near the bathing- 

 sands. Upwards of 100 feet of 

 the parapet wall on the east pier 

 was knocked down by the brig 

 striking against it, and by the 

 violence of the waves beating 

 over. The storm raged most 

 violently from about nine till 

 twelve last night. This morning, 

 at high tide, it recommenced 

 blowing very hard, and several 

 ships have come into the harbour, 

 some of which have received 

 damage. Nearly 200 vessels of 

 different descriptions are at this 

 moment sheltered in this port, 

 and the extent of the damage 

 suffered is very great indeed. 

 We observe upwards of 20 sail 

 in the Downs dismantled by the 

 gale. The night was exceedingly 

 dark, and being only occasionally 

 illumined by the flashes of light- 

 ning, added to its horrors. Kain 

 fell, and the sea ran mountains 

 high. A large Swedish ship, the 

 Woolfarht, from Amsterdam, 

 bound for Sicily, was wholly dis- 

 masted, and was towed hither 

 this morning; but being unable 

 to make the harbour, went on 

 shore on the Sands. She drove 

 from her anchorage in the Downs, 

 and ran down two brigs and a 

 cutter, the crew of which last are 

 saved, but of the fate of the crews 



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