The Life- boat John Ashbury, on this station went off, during a strong wind, before daybreak on the 20th February, in response to signals of distress shown by the ship River Nith, of Liverpool, which was bound to that port from Calcutta with a valuable cargo, and which had stranded near the Castle Rock, off Criccieth. Some of the crew boarded the vessel, gave the master every information as to his whereabouts, and assisted in working the sails, &c., so that the ship, which was hard aground • fore and aft, might be got off. The Life-boat then returned to shore with a message for a steam-tug, and two steamers arriving, the vessel was ultimately got afloat and safely towed to St. Indwell's Eoads..