Miss Pritchard and William Henry
GBOOKSPOBT, IRELAND.—At 8.30 A.M.
on the 29th September it was reported that two vessels were dragging their anchors and were likely to be driven ashore at Bangor Point. A heavy gale was Wowing from the N.E. and the sea was broken and heavy at the time. The Life-boat Florence put off and rescued the erew of six men from the schooner Miss Pritchard, of Carnarvon, and three men from the schooner William Henry of Carnarvon.
The seamen's effects were also brought to land by the Life-boat. Fortu- nately the vessels held to their anchors about half a cable's length from the rocks and rode out the gale in safety..