DUNBAR.—About noon on the 7th March, when a strong northerly gale was blowing, the steamer James, of Greenock, bound to Campbeltown, was seen drifting towards the shore with signals of distress flying.

The Life-boat Wallace was got out and dragged a considerable distance over the sands by men, and then, with the assistance of horses, conveyed with difficulty, on account of the softness of the sands, to the most suitable place for launching, and after a smart row her crew succeeded in getting her alongside the James, which by that time had struck the rocks, and rescued from her the crew of 4 men.

The vessel afterwards sank and broke up..