On the night of the 23rd March, signals of distress were heard in the direction of the Cardiff Sands, the wind-blowing a strong gale from S.W.

at the time. The Baroness Windsor life- boat was at once launched, and it was found that they proceeded from the brig Claudia, of Belfast. Owing to the severity of the weather, she had struck the ground at low water, and sprung a leak, and when the life-boat arrived alongside, the vessel had rive feet of water in her hold. The assist- ance of the life-boat's crew was anxiously requested and readily given. By great ex- ertions the pump was kept working, the anchors raised, and eventually the vessel and her crew of 7 men were placed in safety on the Cardiff East Mud, near the Bute Docks.