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Tweed, of Greenock

SILLOTH.—At 7.30 A.M. on the 24th January, the Life-boat Angela and Hannah proceeded through a heavy gale at S.S.W.

to the assistance of the schooner Tweed, of Greenock. This vessel had struck on the north-west end of the Powfoot bank, and soon became a total wreck. The crew of 5 men and a pilot were saved with difficulty, as the sea was breaking continually over the stranded vessel. The Life-boat regained her station with the 6 rescued persons on board at about 11 o'clock, having been towed back by the steam-tug Arabian..