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RAMSGATE.—During a fresh gale from the E.N.E., with snow and hail, on the 20th November, signals were fired by the Goodwin Sands Lightships, and a barque was seen ashore on the Sands. The Bradford Life-boat proceeded to her assistance, in tow of the harbour steam-tug Vulcan, and when nearing her the masts were seen to fall over. The Life-boat was then slipped from the tug, and made sail for the vessel. On arriving near, the boat's anchor was let go, and she sailed to leeward among the wreckage, but could not get alongside. The crew of the barque then watched their opportunity between the heavy seas, which were breaking completely over the vessel, and climbed along the broken masts to the Life-boat, and thus the whole of the men, eleven in number, were rescued. Tho barque was the Freden, of Krageroe, Norway, with a cargo of deals..