'On the 31st August the sloop Helen, of Stornoway, bound from Cullen to the Moray Firth, was obliged to come to an anchor, during a gale at N.W., in the bay to the east of the small fishing harbour of Lossiemouth.

In that position she was well sheltered by the point on which the town is built; but in a few hours the wind shifted to N.N.E., putting her off a tee shore, aud with no shelter. ' A heavy, broken sea speedily set into the bay, aud the Helen hoisted a signal of distress. The Life-boat Bristol and Clifton was thereupon launched into the harbour, and proceeded out to the rescue. The vessel was already drift- ing towards the breakers, and the crew of 2 men had not been half an hour re- moved from her, when she took the ground, and presently nothing of her was visible but the mast as the sea broke on board. The Life-boat was a little over two hours, from the time of launching to regaining the shore..