NEW YORK." One of the most terrific thunder storms ever known, passed over this city at three o'clock yesterday morning. The earth shook, and houses seemed to totter, so violent were the concussions. Window shutters banged and fell from their pivots; much glass was broken, and chimney caps were hurried as in a whirlwind along the roofs of the houses."True Sun.

BROOKLYN. "About half past two o'clock yesterday morning, says the Brooklyn Advertiser, a violent hurricane came up, and the roar of the gale, the crash of the thunder and the vivid lightning, frightened people from their property. Considerable damage was done in the way of blowing down buildings, uprooting trees, &c."

KING'S ISLAND.-The N. Y. Express, gives the following account of one of the most horrible ship-wrecks on record: "The news was received from Van Dieman's Land, the first of Feb. '46. The ship went ashore in a violent gale, on the 4th of Aug., on a reef, situated on the west coast of King's Island, at the entrance of Bass' Straits. The ship filled in a few hours, and during the night, a scene of horror was exhibited, without a parallel. Before morning, but 30 of the company were alive; the rest, 414 in number, having been swept into eternity by the raging ocean."

HOLIGUIN, Cuba, Aug. 4.-A most fearful and fatal storm of thunder and lightning, took place at the town of Holiguin, Aug. 4th, killing 15 persons. In the vicinity of the town about 40 were killed.--Voice of Truth.

BROOME CO., N. Y., Sept. 4.--A most frightful storm of wind, hail and rain, passed over this vicinity, says the Broome Republican, on the 4th of September, doing immense damage to fruit, crops, &c. 20,000 panes of glass were broken; one barn unroofed; fowls and birds were killed; carriages were upset by the wind; horses broke from their fastenings and ran furi

ously through the streets. Corn was greatly damaged; fields of buckwheat were entirely destroyed; and miles and miles of fences prostrated.

ROUEN, France.-There has been a terrific whirlwind on the continent. Its effects in Holland were almost as severely felt as in France. At Rouen, however, it seems to have expended its greatest violence. In that city three extensive manufactories were destroyed by the whirlwind, while all hands were at work. Not less than 200 persons of all ages perished in the ruins, and 126 were severely wounded.--Voice of Truth.

ORLEANS CO., N. Y.-A terrible whirlwind passed over Orleans county, in September, and the amount of loss was estimated at $30,000.

ST. LAWRENCE Co., N. Y., Sept. 20.-A counterpart to the storm which was felt with such severity in this neighborhood appears to have occurred on the afternoon of the same day in St. Lawrence county, passing through the towns of Fine, Russel, Edwards and Fowler, passing within 150 rods of the village of Fullerville. It took, says the Ogdensburgh Sentinel, a southwesterly direction in a track 40 miles long, varying from one mile to 60 rods in width, tearing off branches from the largest trees, and mingling them at the hight of sixty feet in the air, with hay and grain, fowls, beds, bedding and clothing of every description taken from the houses which the fury of the elements had overthrown. Whole stacks of hay and grain, and household furniture were blown from one-half to three-quarters of a mile into the woods and destroyed.

The track in the towns of Edwards and Fowler, covers about 6,000 acres of forest, on which the tempest has left scarcely a large tree standing. It destroyed eight dwellings and nine barns.-Utica Gazette.

ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 9.-The Alb. Eve. Journal says: "A violent gale passed over Albany on the 9th

of November, which blew down the new Penitentiary, besides doing much other damage.

[A summary of the disasters on Lake Erie, for 1845, shows 60 lives lost; 36 vessels ashore; 20 others total wrecks; and 4 sunk. The aggregate loss $190,000.]

GALES AND DISASTERS OF 1846.

The British bark Ida, on the 26th of January, in lat. 44, long. 52, while scudding before a severe gale, was thrown on her beam ends. The captain ordered the long boat to be got ready, and the passengers immediately rushed into her, followed by the captain and crew, to the number of 45. The boat, in a few mo ments, shipped a sea, and all in her perished!

The mate, nine men and a young woman, remained on the wreck from Monday morning till Friday, when they were taken off, much frozen and destitute; the mate being the only one able to walk.-Portland Argus.

Says the N. Y. Herald of Feb. 17th:-" Many years have elapsed since we were called upon to describe a greater calamity to life and property than that of the night of the 14th inst. and the morning of the 15th. About sixty lives have been lost in one wreckmaster's district, and the amount of property is not yet fully ascertained; but enough is known to say, that from a quarter to a million of dollars will fall upon the insurers of Wall street from this gale. The ship John Minturn, which sailed from New Orleans on the 27th ult., for this port, having on board a valuable cargofive cabin passengers-besides the captain's wife, son and daughter, with twenty seamen-struck at about three in the morning, when the captain, his wife, children, five cabin passengers, and others, amounting in

all to twenty eight persons perished! The vessel a total loss.

The wreck-master writes, that he never saw or heard of such an appalling scene as the beach presented for many miles. It was strewn with boxes, bales, watercasks, trunks, goods, wearing apparel, broken spars, and the bodies of the dead! By this most melancholy dispensation of an all seeing Providence, many a heart that a few days since throbbed high with hope, has forever ceased to beat!"

NOTT'S ISLAND, N. C.-The Norfolk Courier of March 9th, says ::-"We learn that a very respectable resident of Nott's Island, N. C., arrived in this city this 'morning, who states that the effects of the late storm were most awfully experienced on that part of the coast. He says that 50 families were drowned on Nott's Island, and 1,000 head of cattle destroyed. Wild geese were so injured, as to be taken in almost any quantity."

BARNEGAT INLET, N. J.-Another wreck by the great storm. The Schooner Elmira Rogers, was wrecked near Barnegat Inlet, and every soul on board perished! -Phil. Ledger.

LIVERPOOL, March 7.-The Boston Times Extra, of March 13, in giving a report of the latest news from Europe, says: "The papers contain accounts of a great many disasters by shipwreck.

The Bark Bencoolen, with 30 lives, was lost off the port of Liverpool, on the night of the 7th. The weather was very stormy on the Baltic from the 15th to the 20th. Many vessels were lost, including four fishing smacks, with their crews, amounting to 21 persons."

FORMOSA, China.-During a late storm at Formosa, an island near Canton, 3000 lives were lost by the inroads of the sea.—. -A. Herald, Apr. 29th.

GRENADA, Miss., May 7.-The town of Grenada, Miss., was almost swept away by a terrible tornado, on the 7th of May.

Says the Grenada Chronicle::- "Amid a great confusion, the groans of the dying, and the woful and heartrending lamentations of the living, the storm left us to pursue its march of devastation through the country.

An equally ruinous and dreadful storm, it has never been our sad misfortune to witness, or our painful duty to relate. At the thought of it, past though it be, as the danger even rises in our mind, the cold sweat gushes from our brow, and a mental prayer of thanks, true, real, heart-felt thanks to our God, fills our bosom to bursting."

There were 16 persons killed and 14 wounded.

Later accounts say, that the loss of property by this tornado, would amount to 75 or $80,000. The number of houses torn from their foundations, was 112. Persons killed, 21; wounded 60!—Albany Argus.

HAVANA, May 1.-A letter in the Tribune, dated Philadelphia, May 11th, says: "On the 4th inst., in Lat. 22 11, Long. 79 42, Capt Snell fell in with a large cutter containing 17 persons, who stated they belonged to the Swedish corvette, from Havana, bound to Sweden, which vessel had been capsized in a violent gále on the 1st. inst., when only a few days out from port, and out of 137 souls on board, 120 perished at the time of the disaster."

DANVILLE, Pa., May 23.-We learn from the Danville Democrat that a violent and destructive hail and thunder storm visited that section of the country on the 23d of May. Whole orchards were uprooted, and large tracts of timber land completely cut down, as though it had been mowed with a scythe. Great damage done to vegetation. Houses and barns were unroofed and destroyed, burying under their ruins a number of cattle. Loss estimated at $25,000.

WILMINGTON, Del., June 6.-A letter in the Tribune dated Philadelphia, June 6, says: "The tornado yesterday afternoon, below Wilmington, for a short time was fearful. It commenced about 5 o'clock, and lasted about ten minutes, prostrating trees and destroying