On the night of the 2nd November, at 10 P.M., blowing a heavy gale from the north, signals of distress were seen from Lowestoft: the life-boat was at once launched through a heavy surf, and pro- ceeded under sail to the spot, where the schooner Fly, of Whitby, was found to be the distressed vessel. She was at anchor, but in a sinking state. With the aid of the life-boat's crew she was slipped from her anchor and taken into Lowestoft harbour.