At daylight on the 19th October, a large brig was seen to be ashore on the West Sands off this place, with a signal of distress flying in the main rigging. The weather was terrific, a gale of wind blowing from the north, and bringing in a very heavy sea, one of the heaviest that had been seen on this coast for years. The life-boat Bright-well was launched, went out to the vessel, and took off 8 men and a boy, who were brought up in the boat to Blakeney Quay, which they reached about 9 A.M. The brig was the John and Mary, of Shields, bound thence from Havre in ballast.