On the 31st De- cember, two French fishing-smacks were seen driving out of Dungeness Roads down on a lee-shore, off Dymchurch. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the S.W.

The Dungeness life-boat, the Providence, was soon launched, and succeeded in reach- ing one of the vessels just as she reached the breakers, and took off the crew of 7 men, landing them in safety. The other vessel succeeded in getting out of danger.