Another vessel—the schooner Pride of the West, of Penzance—on the llth March, also went ashore on the North-West Spit, while the wind was blowing strong from the N.E. The life-boat and steamer went to the assistance of the crew, on their burning a tar-barrel as a signal of distress. The boat was towed to windward of the vessel and slipped, when sail was made, but when about fifty fathoms from the ship the life- boat struck the sand heavily and grounded, the sea breaking fearfully over her. Her noble crew, however, remained undaunted, and soon afterwards the falling tide caused the Bradford to become hard and fast on the sand, the crew of the stranded ship meanwhile shouting for assistance. After some difficulty a line was got from the vessel to the life-boat, and a hawser hauled into the latter. A number of the life-boat men then plunged into the sea and waded through the heavy surf, with the assistance of the cable, and boarded the ship. The master at once requested them to do their best to save the lives of his crew, and the vessel if pos- sible, the wind then blowing a gale from N.E., and much sea breaking on the sand.

As the tide flowed the pomps were occa- sionally kept going, and sail was made to force the vessel over the sand, but without success. The anchor was then let go under foot to bring her head to the northward, the vessel striking very heavily and there being too much surf for the steamer to approach.

After great labour and risk their efforts were rewarded, for sine was taken in tow by the steamer and brought into Ramsgate harbour, the pumps going occasionally..