NEWHAVEN.—On the 3rd January last, a dismasted vessel having been seen off the harbour, the Life-boat Michael Henry pro- ceeded out to her. The wind was blowing moderately from W.S.W. and a heavy sea was running. On arriving at the vessel it was found that she had been abandoned by her crew. The Life-boat, with the assistance of a steam-tug, took her into Newhaven Harbour. She was the schooner Marie, of Rostock, bound from Stettin to Exeter, with a cargo of potatoes.

On the 13th January, at about 7 P.M., it having been reported that a vessel was ashore at Porto Bello, about 4 miles distant from Newhaven, the Life-boat went to her assistance. A light S.S.W. wind was blowing at the time, and the weather was foggy. She was found to be in consider- able danger, being close to the cliffs, and the Life-boat therefore remained by her.

She proved to be the brigantine True, of Faversham, bound to Newhaven with coal.

At about 2.45 A.M. the sea was breaking heavily over her, and as she was filling with water, the crew, consisting of 7 men, were taken on board the Life-boat and safely landed at Newhaven.

SKERRIES, Co. DUBLIN. — On the 7th January, the Laura Plait Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, during a strong S.E. gale and heavy sea, and saved the crew of 3 men from the schooner Ehmore, of Runcorn, and 6 men from the brig Lady Lilford, of Ardrossan.

Both vessels were on a lee shore, and had exhibited signals of distress; the schooner had lost her boom and gaff, while her bul- warks had been washed away by the heavy seas ; the brig's crew had to be hauled into the Life-boat with the aid of a Life-buoy, the sea running too high to allow the Boat to go alongside; their vessel after- wards drove ashore to the northward of the Life-boat station, and became a wreck.

SWANAGE.—On the, 7th January, a mes- senger arrived from Studland stating that a vessel was in distress near the entrance to Poole Harbour. The Life-boat Charlotte Mary was at once launched and pro- ceeded to the spot, when it was found that the ketch Effort, of Portsmouth, had parted from her anchors and gone ashore, the sea making a complete breach over her. The Life-boat, with great difficulty and danger, succeeded in rescuing the crew of 2 men and landed them at Poole.

SWANSEA.—On the 8th January, at about 5.30 A.M. the Life-boat Wolverhamp- ton saved the crew of 10 men from the barque Sarah Ann, of Sunderland, which had sunk in Swansea Bay during a gale from E.S.E. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Monte Video, with a cargo of coal.

STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the 10th January, the Hannah Somerset Life-boat pat off and rendered assistance to several fishing cobles which were in danger during a very strong E.N.E. wind and heavy sea.

With the help of the Life-boat all the boats were taken into port.

On the evening of the 16th January, during hazy weather, the s.s. H. B. Bright- man struck on the rocks north of Staithes.

Although the sea was comparatively smooth on the rocks around the steamer, it was too rough for any of the cobles to go out, and it was, therefore, thought advisable to launch the Life-boat. The boat accordingly proceeded to the vessel, and, at the request of the master, remained by her until she floated, and for about 1 hours afterwards, and then returned ashore. The steamer, which was bound from the Tyne to Alex- andria, returned north, but foundered before reaching the Tyne; her crew were fortunately saved in their own boats.

On the 17th February, a sudden E.S.E. gale sprang up while the fishing cobles were out, and as they were in great danger on account of the tremendous sea breaking on the bar, the Life-boat was launched and was very useful in helping the boats safely ashore.

BALLYWALTER, Co. DOWN.—On the 11th January, at 10.30 P.M., the passenger-ship Lough Sunart, of Glasgow struck on Skul- martin Reef. The night was clear, with light wind and smooth sea. Signals of distress were shown from the vessel, and the Life-boat Admiral Henry Meynell, a Coastguard galley, and other boats at once put off to her assistance. The women and children, 20 in number, were taken into the Life-boat, and the remaining 25 pas- sengers were brought ashore by the other boats. As there was no immediate danger the master and crew remained on board the ship.

At about 6 o'clock on the following evening, however, signals of distress were again shown from the vessel, the weather by that time having changed, the wind blowing very hard from the S.W., accom- panied by heavy rain and sleet squalls, and a very heavy sea. The Life-boat promptly put off, and, in two trips, brought off the crew and workers, 35 in number, leaving the master and three men in charge of the ship.

KESSINGLAND, SUFFOLK.—On the 13th January, at 4.15 A.M., the barque Uleopas, of South Shields, bound from Liverpool to South Shields with a cargo of salt, was observed on the Barnard Sand during a S.W. wind and rough sea. In reply to her signals of distress the No. 2 Life-boat proceeded out, and with great. difficulty rescued the crew of 10 men, and landed them on the beach at Kessingland. The vessel became a total wreck.

COURTMACSHERRY, Co. CORK.—On the 12th January, at about 11 A.M., informa- tion was received that a large barque was embayed. On arriving at the Harbour point she grounded on the bar in about 18 feet of water. The wind was blowing from S.W. at the time, and a heavy sea was running. The Life-boat City of Dublin was quickly manned and launched and brought ashore the crew of 18 men from the vessel, which proved to be the barque General Caulfield, of Newcastle, bound from New York to Dunkirk, with wheat. She became a total wreck.

RYE.—On the morning of the 14th January, the brig Allison, of Whitby, stranded near Jury's. Gap during a strong S.S.W. wind and heavy sea. The crew were then in no danger, and it was hoped that the vessel would get off with the rising tide; but in the course of the day the wind and sea increased, and they signalled for the Life-boat. The Life- boat was therefore launched, and brought safely ashore the crew, consisting of 4 men. The vessel subsequently became a total wreck.

MONTROSE, N.B.—On the 14th and 16th January, the Life-boat Mincing Lane rendered assistance to some Ferryden fish- ing boats and other vessels which had been overtaken by heavy seas and were in danger near the harbour mouth.

PALLING, NORFOLK.—On the 15th Janu- ary, at 7.30, A.M., during squally wea- ther, a vessel was observed ashore on the Hasborough Sand. The No. 2 Life-boat British Workman was launched and pro- ceeded to the distressed vessel, which proved to be the Russian barque Marie, maize laden, from New York to Hull.

With the assistance of a steam-tug she was got off the sand and taken to Yarmouth.

She had a crew of 12 men.

SALCOMBE.—On the 16th January, at 2 A.M., the barquentine Annie, of Salcombe, bound from Bahia with a cargo of sugar, struck on Salcombe Bar during stormy weather. The Rescue Life-boat went to her assistance and brought ashore the master and mate, the crew of 9 men having left the vessel in the ship's boat.

The vessel became a total wreck.

SHOREHAM.—On the 17th January, the smack Wisdom, of Shoreham, in attempt- ing to leave the harbour at about 6 P.M. got foul of the new extension works, and hung by her shrouds. The crew were unable to get the vessel clear, and even if they had she must have gone ashore, being on the W. side of the pier, and as the sea was breaking against her, the crew, 6 in number, were in great danger. Several shore boats attempted to render assistance, but failed on account of the heavy sea.

The Life-boat Ramonet then put off and succeeded in laying out an anchor, and so enabled the crew of the smack to heave their vessel off.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—On the 17th Janu- ary, the No. 2 Life-boat Godsend put off and remained by the brig John, of Hartlepool, until the vessel, which had stranded on the Barber Sand, was, with the assistance of a yawl, extricated from her perilous position.

On the 28th January, at 3 A.M., signal lights were seen in the direction of the Barber Sand. A yawl proceeded there and found the schooner Hermann, of Berwick, bound from Hull to London with deal boards, ashore., As it was feared that the sea would increase with the flood tide, the wind being easterly, signals were made for the Life-boat to come and remain by the vessel. The No. 2 Life-boat accord- ingly proceeded out at about 4.30 A.M., and stayed by the schooner until 1 P.M., when the crew of 6 men were taken ashore by the Life-boat, the master and mate deciding to remain on board. The Boat returned to the vessel, which was then dismantled and was got off on the next flood tide.

On the 9th February, at 4.45 A.M., during thick weather, blue lights were seen in the direction of the Scroby Sand.

The No. 2 Life-boat proceeded there; found the e.B.Matin, of Dundee, ashore, and, at the master's request, remained by her until she floated. She was bound from Boulogne to the Tyne, in ballast.

On the afternoon of the following day, the No. 2 Life-boat was again launched and rescued 12 men, including the crew of the dandy William, of London, which was wrecked on the North Scroby Sand, and 6 beachmen who had gone on board to try to save the vessel. Considerable difficulty was experienced by the Life-boatmen in effecting this rescue, it being very dark at the time and the sea breaking completely over the wreck. The smack was lying on her starboard side, her lee rigging being in the water and the crew and beachmen were clinging to the wreck; a few minutes later, and they must have been lost.

DUNDALK, Co. LOUTH.—On the 19th January, the schooner Fanny Bailey, of Dundalk, bound from Troon to that port with coal and iron, stranded on the bar during a gale from S.E. and heavy sea.

The Stockport Sunday School Life-boat put off to her and rescued the crew, consisting of 5 men. The vessel struck the bar at 9 A.M., and at 8 P.M. was a total wreck.

WITHERNSEA.—On the 23rd January, the fishing smack Excelsior, of Grimsby, stranded about 150 yards N. of Withern- sea Pier, having mistaken the pier light for that of a vessel at anchor. She burnt a 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 by- heavy 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-boat- men were completely drenched in render- ing these services, the smack being exactly in the breakers, and the seas going right over the Life-boat.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the 24th January, in reply to signals from the Swin Middle Light Ship, the Life-boat Albert Edward put to sea, and proceeding in a 8. direction sighted a dismasted ship—the Hebe, of Frederickstadt—on the east end of the Swin Middle Sand, the sea making a com- plete breach over her. On nearing the wreck, the crew were seen standing in a group near the port quarter. The Life- boat dropped anchor and veered down to the vessel. After seven attempts to get the crew, the Boat having filled three times, she succeeded in taking 11 men on board. The ship had by that time altered her position, and as it was im- possible to approach her again on account of the wreckage alongside, the remaining j 3 men had to be hauled through the | breakers by means of life-lines. After j getting the crew on board it was found ; that the wreck had fouled the Life-boat's i cable; this, however, was slipped, and the | Boat then made for the shore. The | rescued men were much exhausted, more ! especially the captain, who had been j injured on board the vessel before being j hauled through the breakers. On the occasion of the launch of the Life-boat, on account of the water being low, she had to be drawn some distance out into the sea ! before she could be launched, the heavy j seas breaking completely over the horses ; and men in charge.

CEMLYN AND CEMAES, ANGLESEY.—On the 27th January, the s.s. Edith Owen, of Lon- don, bound from Bristol to Liverpool with a general cargo, struck on the Coal Rock, off the coast of Anglesey, during foggy weather, the wind blowing moderately from the E. at the time. Signals of distress being exhibited from the steamer, the Cemlyn Life-boat Good Shepherd, the Cemaes Life-boat Ashtonian, and a steam- tug, proceeded to her assistance. The passengers, 5 in number, were taken into the Cemaes Boat and landed at that Life- boat station. The Cemlyn Boat remained some time by the steamer while the tug attempted to tow her off. Eventually the Life-boat returned ashore at about midnight, and soon after she had gone, the vessel's crew left in their own boats.

The steamer eventually became a total wreck.

RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS.—On the 1st February, at 10.40 p.m., during a fresh breeze from S.E., signals were fired from the Gull Lightship. On the Life- boat Bradford and steam-tug Vulcan pro- ceeding to her, it was ascertained that a large flare light had been seen in a south- easterly direction. They then went round the North Sand Head and found a vessel ashore. On getting alongside, the master stated that he had engaged the services of some Deal boatmen to assist to get the vessel off; she was then beating heavily on the sand, her anchor was let go, but as the tide flowed she beat further up.

The master then requested additional help, and a signal was made for the tug, which backed in towards the vessel, her large towing hawser was attached and the steamer then attempted to tow her off, but after a short time the hawser broke. She again backed in and the tow-rope having been made fast she went ahead, and the vessel floated. The cable was then slipped and she was towed round the North Sand Head and taken into harbour, the pumps being kept going all the time. The vessel proved to be the brig Margaret, of West Hartlepool, from Boulogne to Hartlepool, in ballast. The Broadstairs Life-boat also put off to this vessel and remained by her until she was got off the sand.

On the 15th February, during a fresh E. breeze, the Life-boat Bradford and steam-tug Aid proceeded out, in reply to signals from lightships, and found the ketch Richard Willson, of London, bound from Goole to Exmouth with coal, ashore on the N.E. part of the Goodwin Sands.

On arriving near the spot, the Life-boat was slipped and sailed towards the vessel, which was found to be striking heavily and fast sinking. The master, his wife and two children, and the crew of 3 men were at once taken on board the Boat, which then made sail across the sand, through a rough sea, to the harbour. The tug being on the off side of the sand steered round the North Sand Head, and followed into the harbour.

ARDROSSAN, N.B.—On the 4th February, at about 10 P.M., during a fresh breeze from S.S.W.the schooner Sarah Ann Dickin- son, of Fleetwood, in approaching Ardros- san Harbour, ran on the Eagle Rock. A steam-tag proceeded to her and made an unsuccessful attempt to get her off. As the breeze had increased to a fresh gale, it was impossible for the crew to land in their own boat, and the Life-boat Fair Maid of Perth was therefore towed out by the steamer, and brought ashore the crew, consisting of 5 men, and 1 labourer, who had gone on board before the vessel struck.

Great difficulty was experienced in effecting this rescue, the shipwrecked men having to drop from the vessel's main boom over the starboard quarter into the Life-boat.

The Boat struck twice heavily on the rock; but fortunately sustained no damage.

BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE of WIGHT.

— On the 9th February, the barque Alpheus Marshall, of Digby, N.S., bound from New York to London, with a general cargo, went ashore on Atherfield Ledge during a fog. The wind was blowing from S.W. and the sea was very heavy. The Life-boat Rescue proceeded to her assist- ance, and with great difficulty got near her; she lay head to sea and was sub- merged with the exception of the starboard poop, and soon the hatches blew up, and she began to go to pieces. The crew of 14 men were taken into the Life-boat one by one from the spanker boom, having to be hauled by means of ropes through the surf, and during the whole of the time the Life-boat was almost under water, and the men were nearly washed out of her. On her return the sea was so heavy and the shore so steep that those on the land could not hook the Boat's bow as she beached, so she swung round and a huge sea striking her threw all the crew and the saved men, 27 in all, into the surf.

Some of them were nearly washed out to sea, but all were happily rescued with the aid of those on shore.

PEMBREY, S. WALES.—On the 9th Febru- ary, the Life-boat Stanton Meyrick of Pimlico proceeded to the aid of the brigan- tine Levrette, of St. Malo, which was lying at anchor near the Lynch. Sands with, a signal of distress flying. On arriving at the vessel she was found to have been abandoned by her crew, but some of the crew of a. steam-tug had gone on board a few minutes previously, and 4 of the Life-boatmen also boarded her, and with their joint assistance the chain cables were hove in, a tow rope attached from the steamer, and the vessel was then taken into Llanelly Harbour.

HARWICH.—On the 16th February, at 6 P.M., information was brought by a Ramsgate smack that a large vessel was ashore on the Long Sand, and that the crew were in great danger. The Life-boat Springwett immediately proceeded there, but, on account of the low state of the tide, she could not then get alongside the wreck. At high tide the steam-tug Har- wich came up, and, with the aid of the Life-boat, managed to got a rope fast to the stranded ship; she was, however, unable to get her off. The wind sub- sequently freshened, and a heavy sea sprung up, when the ship gave a heavy lurch, the ballast having been thrown out of her, causing the sea to dash over her amidships. Signals were then made by the men on board for the Life-boat to come to their aid, and accordingly she went alongside and succeeded in taking off 13 of the crew and 10 smacksmen who had gone on board to assist. Two of the men fell between the vessel and the Life- boat as they were trying to get into the Boat, but were fortunately rescued. The Life-boat then remained by the wreck until daylight, when it was found that the steward was missing, and on looking at the vessel he was seen in the mizen rigging. The shipwrecked sailors were then put on board a smack, and on the Life-boat returning to the ship, the steward lowered himself by a rope from the mizen boom into the Boat, and she AUGUST 1,1879.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

585 was then towed back to Harwich. The vessel was the barque Pasithea, of Liver- pool, bound from Hamburg to Cardiff, in ballast.

HASTINGS.—On the 18th February, the schooner Apollo, of Bandholm, bound from London to Cette with a cargo of currants, drove on to the rocks near Rock-a-Nore in a N.W. wind and heavy swell. The Life- boat proceeded to her, and as it was found impossible to get the vessel afloat, the crew, consisting of 5 men, were taken into the Boat and brought ashore.

SCARBOROUGH.—On the 18th February, the fishing smack Esmerdlda, of Grimsby, was, owing to there being no wind and a very strong sea, driven helplessly towards the shore a little to the N. of Cay ton Bay.

Her signal of distress, made by burning a flambeau, was seen at Scarborough, and the Life-boat Lady Leigh at once went to her aid. It was found that she was in extreme peril, for she had cast anchor and the cable having parted she was already amongst the broken water, the seas break- ing right over her. The Life-boatmen ran out a kedge and a hundred fathoms of warp from the vessel by which she was brought up. She was afterwards towed out of danger by the Life-boat and brought into harbour in safety at midnight. She bad a crew of 5 men. Had the Life-boat been a quarter of an hour later, the smack must have been wrecked and her crew would doubtless have perished, the break- ers being very heavy and the place abound- ing with sunken rocks a long way from the shore.

WEXFORD, IRELAND.—On the 24th Feb- ruary, at about 6.30 P.M., while a strong breeze from E.N.E. was blowing, accom- panied by a heavy sea, signals of distress were observed from the fishing lugger Dolphin, of Wexford, which had just struck on the leeward side of the bar in running for the harbour during a heavy snow squall. The Life-boat Civil Service was immediately launched, and on arriving alongside found the lugger full of water, and the sea breaking heavily over her.

The crew, consisting of 5 men, were with some difficulty taken into the Life-boat and landed safely at Rosslare Fort. The vessel was totally wrecked.

ILFRACOMBE.—On the 27th February, it having been reported that a vessel was in a very dangerous position at Morte, the Broadwater Life-boat was launched and proceeded to the place, a dense fog pre- vailing at the time. On arriving at the spot, the schooner Bertha, of Stettin, was found riding in the breakers at a single anchor, close under the cliffs, and showing lights as a signal of distress. She had been aground, and the crew, after having taken to their boat with a view of ascertain- ing where they were, had returned to the schooner when she floated again. At the master's request some of the Life-boat- men boarded her, weighed the anchor, and brought her safely into Ilfracombe Harbour. She carried a crew of 4 men.