Early on the morning of the 28th December, information was received at this station, that a ship was on shore at Spittal Point, about a mile S.W. of Newbiggin. There was a strong wind blowing from the S. at the time, and it was very dark. The Newbiggin life-boat was promptly launched, and brought ashore the crew of 9 men. The vessel proved to be the brigantine Neptune, of Delaware, U.S., bound from New York to Grange- mouth, N.B., with a cargo of petroleum.