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Marie

On the 17th November, during a very heavy gale of wind and in a high sea, a Prussian brig was seen hoisting signals of distress off this place. The Baroness Windsor life-boat was promptly launched, and proceeded to her assistance. Three steam-tugs and two pilot-boats had failed to get near her, and it was with great difficulty the life-boat suc- ceeded in boarding her. The crew were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the boat in order to leave the brig, their own boat being useless. Owing to the violence of the gale, the brig had lost her best bower anchor and seventy fathoms of cable, and ultimately drove on the Ranie Spit, a most dangerous part of the coast. The poor shipwrecked foreigners were taken off, and safely landed by the life-boat, which was eleven hours mgaged in this service, the crew being quite exhausted, having suffered great ex- posure. The vessel proved to be the brig Marie, of Grieffswold, having a crew of 11 men on board..