PORTMADOC.—During the forenoon of the 18th February the ship Turkestan, of Liverpool, bound to that port from New York, got ashore near the bar at the entrance to this harbour. It was blowing fresh at S.S.W., with too heavy a sea to admit of the stranded vessel being boardedby an ordinary boat; the steam-tug James Conley therefore made for the Life-boat station at Criccieth, and eventually towed to the vicinity of the Turkestan the Lifeboat John Ashbury. By her means the crew of 22 persons were landed in safety.

The master and some of his officers decided to remain on board the stranded ship, on it being agreed on the part of the Life-boat crew that they would return in the Life-boat and remain by the vessel till she was got off or broke up. The Lifej boat was accordingly employed on this service until the next day..