On the 29th December, intelligence was received here that a vessel was anchored at the entrance of the harbour, near Hell Bay, with an en- sign flying half-mast high. The wind was W.S.W., blowing a very strong gale. The Padstow life-boat was quickly launched, and.

found the vessel rolling heavily. The life- boat was anchored within half a cable's length of her, and, after much difficulty and danger, the vessel's crew of 17 men, were taken off. The wind was blowing so heavily out of the harbour that it was with great difficulty the crew of the life-boat, assisted by the vessel's crew, were enabled to regain the shore, and at one time it was doubtful whether the life-boat would not have to pro- ceed out to sea, and make for Port Isaac.

Some hours afterwards the sea was seen to be making a clean breach over the ill-fated ship, which, having dragged her anchors, drifted into Hell Bay, and became a total wreck. She proved to be the barque Juliet, of Greenock, bound from Demerara to London with a cargo of rum and sugar.

The master of the vessel said, " Had the life-boat not come to our assistance, all hands must certainly have perished; and I cannot speak in terms too strong to express my sense of the conduct of the boat's crew in risking their lives in such a gale."