WITHERNSEA.—On the 23rd January, the fishing smack Excelsior, of Grimsby, stranded about 150 yards N. of Withernsea Pier, having mistaken the pier light for that of a vessel at anchor. She burnt large flare light as a signal of distress, in response to which the Life-boat Admiral Sous was launched at about 3.15 A.M., and reached the smack, but being caught byheavy breakers, which broke three oars, she was driven back broadside on to the beach.

With much difficulty she was, however, again launched and then succeeded in getting alongside the smack, when she rescued the crew of 5 men. The Life-boatmen were completely drenched in rendering these services, the smack being exactly in the breakers, and the seas going right over the Life-boat..