On the 25th Jan. the brig ! Ercole, of Naples, was descried off St.Anne's Head in a distressed and (in the i judgment of the crew) hopeless condition ; they haying, in consequence of her dis- I abled state, anchored their vessel on a lee ' shore close to the rocks of an iron-bound ; coast, as their last chance of prolonging j their lives. This was at nightfall, a heavy swell running and a storm threatening.

As soon as the Ercole was discovered the Life-boat Katharine proceeded to her as- sistance and reached her about 8 PM., and after placing on board her some of the • Life-boat crew the anchor was weighed, ! and about one hour after midnight they j succeeded in anchoring her safely in Mil- \ ford Haven ; thus saying ship, cargo, and i 11 lives..