At midnight on the 13th November, it then blowing a hard gale from W.S.W., signals indicating that a vessel was in distress were exhibited from the Gull Lightship, and the North Deal Life- boat Van Kook launched forthwith. She proceeded under sail towards the Goodwin Sands, but "being unable to discover the •wreck, and no more lights being shown, she came to an anchor till daylight in the Downs. As soon as it was daylight she weighed and proceeded to the Brake Sand, where she found the barque Monte Carmelo, of Malta, aground, with signals of distress flying. Having boarded this vessel, the Life-boat crew succeeded in running out a hawser to a steam-tug, by whose aid she •was got off and carried into port. The Life-boat then proceeded to the schooner Josie, of New York, which was also ashore with distress signals flying, and the master having engaged the service of the Life- boat crew to get his vessel afloat, they were fortunately enabled to do BO, the schooner not having received material damage. The crews of the two vessels numbered 21 persons..