HAYLE, CORNWALL.—The schooner Bonne Adele, of Isigny, France, bound to that port from Llanelly, with coal, parted her cables and drove ashore about a quarter of a mile west of Hayle Bar during a strong N. gale and heavy sea, at about 3 P.M. on the 16th of September. The Life-boat Isis was launched and, after a hard pull against the gale and heavy sea, succeeded in reaching the vessel, took off her crew of five men and landed them safely at Hayle at about 5.15.

The St. Ives Life-boat went out to the assistance of this vessel at about 1 P.M., but the crew refused to leave her, and the Life-boat therefore returned to the shore. At 3 o'clock the Life-boat again went off to her, but found that the men had been rescued by the Hayle Life-boat.

On the occasion of the second launch of the St. Ives Life-boat she was obliged to use her drogue, the tripping line of which got jammed between the rudder and the sternpost, the sea having thrown the stern of the boat over the line. As the line could not be freed, James Murphy, coastguardman and 2nd coxswain of the Life-boat, went over the stern of the boat and got it clear. This service was one of considerable danger as there was a heavy sea running, and the safety of the boat might have been imperilled by the drogue beingunworkable. The Second Service Clasp of the Institution was presented to J.

Murphy in acknowledgment of this service, he having already received its Silver Medal for previous gallant services in the Life-boat..