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St Thomas Packet, of Blyth

RAMSGATE, NORTH DEAL, AND KINGS- DOWNE.—On one other occasion since then have the Bradford Life-boat and Vulcan 1 steamer done good service; this time in ( conjunction with the North Deal Life-boat ! Van Kook and the Kingsdowne Life-boat ! Sabrina. It was on the occasion of the brig St. Thomas' Packet, of Blyth, getting on the Goodwin Sands, during a fresh wind from the W.S.W. and in a heavy sea, on the 23rd April. Fortunately the three Life-boats were enabled, with other assistance, to extricate the vessel and crew from their very perilous position, and the brig, which had on board a valuable cargo of salt and olive oil, was then towed into Ramsgate Harbour by the Vulcan..