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Guiseppina

GREAT YARMOUTH.—On the 9th April, at 10 P.M., during a strong N.E. wind and heavy sea, a large vessel was observed to be driving towards the beach. The Abraham Thomas Life-boat proceeded out to her, and found she was the barque Guiseppina N., of Genoa, bound from Hull to Cardiff, in ballast. The Life-boat remained alongside her until she eventually drove on to the beach, when the crew of 17 men' were taken into the boat and brought safely ashore, although in a very exhausted state. The seas were then breaking heavily over the barque, which afterwards became a total wreck..