Royal Charter (ship) by some passengers, though not confirmed, that the master, Captain Thomas Taylor, was advised to put into Holyhead harbour for shelter. He decided to continue on to Liverpool however. Off Point Lynas the "Royal Charter" tried to pick up the Liverpool pilot, but the wind had now risen to Storm force 10 on the Beaufort scale and the rapidly rising sea made this impossible. During the night of 25/26 October the wind rose to Hurricane force 12 on the Beaufort Scale in what became known as the "Royal Charter gale". As the wind rose its direction changed from E to
The Wind Blows (poem) image follows me, haunts me Everywhere, every moment, always! A distant sky seeps misty thoughts… Blowing wind, blowing wind, blowing wind! </poem> The Wind Blows (poem) "The Wind Blows" is a poem by Georgian poet Galaktion Tabidze. It is a sad poem, full of imagery and sentiments, and is well known in Georgia today. The Georgian version uses alliteration, repetition and rhyme, and like all his poems, is almost musical. It was written in 1920. <poem> Blowing wind, blowing wind, blowing wind, Leaves are swept along its path… Rows of trees, armies of trees bend and sway Where are you,