CAISTER.—On the 28th March, a vessel was seen by her lights to be approaching the Barber Sand, and to lay fast on it about 7.45 P.M., when flares were burned immediately on board her. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat was forthwith launched, and on arriving at the sand it was found that it was the barque Theresa, of North Shields, which had gone ashore there.

Her crew, consisting of 8 men, together with 3 of the master's children, were in their boat on the inside of the sand, holding the boat end on with her bow to the sea. The Life-boat proceeded to the weather side of the boat to protect her from the breakers, and was thus enabled to rescue the 11 persons—the vessel became a total wreck. While this service was being performed, flares were seen in the direction of the North Scroby Sand.

The Life-boat,therefore, proceeded towards the beach, and by means of signals and shouting called off the No. 2 Life-boat, when the rescued crew were transferred to that boat and taken ashore. The No. 1 boat then proceeded in the direction in which the other signals had been seen, and found the brig Wladiener, of Libau, riding at anchor just off the Scroby Sand, having previously stranded on it, and driven off full of water. With difficulty the Lifeboat succeeded in boarding the vessel, which was then lying over on her starboard broadside, and rescued her crew, consisting of 8 men. The boat remained by her for about twenty minutes, when the vessel sunk at her anchors..