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Hephzibah

THUHSO, N.B.—During a severe gale of wind from the N. and a heavy sea, on the night of the 5th March, the schooner HepJmbah, bound from Carnarvon to Newcastle, with slates, and the smack Annie, of Port Binorwie, bound for Wick, showed flare-up lights. The Life-boat went out at 11 o'clock and brought ashore the crews, consisting of five men from the Ilephzflmh and three men from the Annie.

At 4 o'clock on the following morning the Life-boat again went out in reply to distress signals, and brought ashore six men from the Bella, of Wick; three men from the William and Martha,; and four men from the (governor Lodi, of Inverness..