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Dublin Journal Reports Violent Wind and Shipwrecks
A severe Saturday afternoon storm from the south blew ships from anchors near Dublin including the Portmahone man of war and a large fly boat with corn aboard. Several vessels were driven ashore near North Bull and later refloated. A patrol boat from Polbegh, two men and two boys were lost in a launch, and other vessels faced danger. A quarantine brig’s boat broke on the rocks near Sutton. a Chester ship nearly wrecked after mooring and losing anchor. Passengers and officials endured waves, while a London-bound Mrs Seale departed from Cresthership. A King An Horse nerve incident and Magee island bird attacks were noted, with law and debt relief reforms mentioned. A debate on British-Spanish tensions and a call for privateering powers and public loans concludes the item.