At daylight on the 20th Oc- tober, the American ship, Annie E. Hooper, was first seen to be ashore on the Horse ! Bank, from Southport, distant five miles.

The life-boat there was at once launched, j and after much exertion on the part of her crew, in rowing her through the very heavy sea, she arrived at the wreck in time to take off the master and 3 of his crew; the other 14 having been already taken off by the Lytham life-boat. This boat had been only a few months previously placed on the sta- tion, her cost having been presented to the Institution by JAMES KNOWLES, Esq., of Eagley Bank, this being her first service.

She was reported by the coxswain and crew to have behaved admirably on the occa- sion.