On the 2nd De- cember, the French brig Courrier du Nord went ashore on the ridge outside St. Ives Pier. She was first seen in the offing at ten o'clock A.M., standing to the westward in a very heavy sea, the wind blowing a strong gale at N. by E., and the ship labouring heavily. When she struck, the sea was breaking with fearful violence.

The Moses life-boat was in readiness, under the lee of the new pier, when the vessel struck, and at once proceeded to the rescue of the crew. She was, however, beaten to leeward of the ship by the heavy sea and strong current. Three other attempts were then made by the life-boat to reach the vessel, and twice the men succeeded in grappling the rigging; but the Frenchmen seemed afraid to trust themselves to the rope. Eventually the life-boat succeeded in saving one of the crew. Two others left the vessel in their own boat, which was capsized, and only one succeeded in gaining the shore, and he was in a most exhausted state. The remainder of the crew were unfortunately drowned. ^ The life-boat lostseveral of her oars, and was manned by four different crews in her gallant attempts to save the shipwrecked men..