At about 11 P.M. on the 13th September, lights being observed through the darkness, carried by some ship evidently drifting on the rocks, the Life-boat was launched, and on reaching the distressed vessel found that she was already ashore.

there was no immediate likelihood of her breaking up, the master and mate determineddetermined to remain by the ship, but the crew, 4 in number, were landed by the Life-boat.

A gale of wind was Wowing at the time.

The vessel was the brigantine Blanche et Louis, of Nantes, bound from Bilbao to Ardrossan.

Immediately after the Life-boat had returned to her station, another signal of distress was observed, and she proceeded out into the bay again, and succeeded in boarding the schooner Maggie Kelso, of Ardrossan, bound from Glandore to Inverness, which vessel was also ashore, and in safely removing from her all on board, 3 in number..