A heavy southerly gale was experienced here on. the 27th September, and the brigantine Cyrus, while running for Rye Harbour, grounded outside the East Pier, and as the tide rose she filled, and the crew, fearing the mast would part, took to the bowsprit.. When their perilous situation was observed, the Arthur Frede- rick Fitzroy Life-boat, stationed at Piye, was launched, and proceeded to their assistance. On account of the heaviness of the gale, she experienced much diffi- culty in getting alongside the wreck, but happily she was ultimately enabled to save the crew of 9 men, who were landed in Eye Harbour. The boat acted very well, having been nearly all the time in broken water; and the behaviour of her crew waa • also highly spoken of. At an earlier period of the day they had gone off in the Life-boat to the vessel when she first stranded; but their proffered aid was declined at that time, although the master was glad to signal for the Life- boat later, when his ship was under water with a heavy sea breaking over her, and both boats sunk..