At 3 P.H. on the 3rd of October, a large barque was seen ashore an the West Gunfleet Sands, and with the aid of a powerful telescope a signal of distress was made out. The crew of the Albert Edward Life-boat were at once summoned, and the Boat was soon launched and went to the aid of the vessel, which proved to be the Danmark, of Bragor, bonnd from Sandswall to Chatham timber-laden, with a crew of twelve men. A gale of wind was blowing from the N., accompanied by a rough sea, and as the vessel had a heavy lifit to starboard, the master engaged the services of the Life-boat's crew to throw the deck cargo overboard, which they continued to do until 1 -o'clock on the following morning.

The steam-tag Bristol then towed the barque afloat, and took her to the Swin Middle Light, bat owing to the force of the gale, it was impossible to take her farther; she was, therefore, anchored until 6 A.M., when the tow-line was again made fast, and she was taken to Chatham, arriving there at 12.30 P.M., the Life-boatmen keeping her pumps going all day.

The Life-boat was afterwards towed back to its station..