BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—On the night.of the 11th November, 1877, it was reported that a vessel was ashore off Sandown.

It was then blowing a hurricane from the S., with thick rain. The Worcester Life-boat was taken overland, and on arriving about midnight saw that the brigantine John Douse, of Falmouth, was ashore in the bay. The boat was launched, and reached the wreck at about 1.30 A.M., having experienced much difficulty in finding her in the intense darkness; she then succeeded in saving the master and mate; the former dropped off the jibboom into the boat, and the latter into the water, whence he was hauled into the boat. A tremendous sea then swept theboat off before any others could get into her, and as the steer-oar touched the ground when the boat was in the hollow of the surf, the coxswain deemed it unadvisable to approach the wreck again until daylight—the crew of the vessel being in the rigging, and the masts not appearing to be in any immediate danger of falling. The Life-boat, however, remained near the vessel in case of absolute necessity; and at dawn she was backed towards her, when it was discovered that a coastguard galley had by that time been enabled to go off, and was rescuing the other 4 men. The coxswain of the Lifeboat, who was only just recovering from the effects of an accident, was washed overboard from the boat in the night, and it was only with great difficulty he was rescued, on account of the darkness and the heavy sea..