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Cassandra, of Liverpool

Again, on that day, during a gale from the W.N.W., the barque Cassandra, of Liverpool, was wrecked in Compton Bay, near this Life- boat Station, while on a voyage to the Thames from Madras. The Life-boat George and Anne was taken to the Bay, launched abreast of the ship, which was rolling heavily, and brought ashore 6 of the crew and an invalided seaman; it being arranged that should the services of the boat be again required, a signal should be made. About an hour afterwards, the signal of distress was exhibited, and the boat—which had been returned to her house—was got out again, immediately transported on her carriage to the scene of the wreck, and launched, under consi- derable difficulties, the sea breaking up the cliff at that time. The remainder of the shipwrecked crew, 14 in number, were then taken into the Life-boat and safely landed. There was a heavy sea running on both occasions, especially at the second launch, when it was making a clean breach over the ship, but the Life-boat behaved very well..