MARGATE.—On the 2nd February, during a S.W. wind, the weather and sea being moderate, signals were observed from the Tongue Lightship about 7 P.M., in reply to which the Quiver Life-boat proceeded to her, and learned that a vessel was in distress in a N.N.W. direction.

The Life-boat went there, and found the American barque Marie Stuart ashore on the shingles. The crew of the Margate surf-boat, and some smack men were on board, and the captain, not thinking it advisable to leave his vessel withoutmaking every effort to save her, employed all the crews to lighten her, and try to get her off. Ten of the Life-boatmen went on board the barque, and the Life-boat laid by to render assistance if the vessel should suddenly break up. Two Margate luggers afterwards arrived, and their crews were also engaged to help to float the vessel.

Some of the cargo was thrown out so as to lighten the barque, and the bower anchor wag taken out by one of the luggers, 'with, about sixty or seventy fathoms of chain; two steam-tugs were subsequently engaged, and these combined efforts ultimately resulted in the vessel floating about 3 P.M. on the following day, when she proceeded to London with twenty-one of the Margate men on board, helping at the pumps..