The barque Maxima, of Swansea, bound from Cardiff to Valparaiso with a cargo of coal, showed a signal of distress at 7.45 P.M. on the 21st February during a gale from the S.W. and a rough sea. The No. 2 Life-boat went to her assistance, and found she was on her beam ends, her cargo having shifted. It transpired that on the previous night, when about thirty miles W. of the Smalls, she encountered the full force of the hurricane then blowing; her decks were completely swept fore and aft; her compasses, boats, &c., were carried away, and her sails were much torn. The second mate unfortunately fell from the topsail-yard and was lost, and several of the crew were injured and incapacitated. At the request of the master, three of the Life-boatmen were put on board the vessel to assist the disabled crew..