GOBLESTON, SUFFOLK. — The fishingsmack Sir John Astley, of Great Yarmouth, while attempting to enter the harbour, at about 9-30 P.M. on the 15th of October, ran against the1 south pier head. Three of her crew jumped on to the pier, but another in attempting to do so, missed it and was unfortunately drowned. The smack rebounded, and drifted helplessly to the southward with the mizen only standing and having only the master and a boy on board. The Leicester Life-boat was launched and, with much difficulty and danger, was got to sea by running a line to the north pier head, in doing which one of the crew was washed off the pier but was happily rescued. Sail was made, and the smack was reached, and was taken, with the two persons on board, into Yarmouth Harbour.

She had anchored off Hopton Beach in the breakers, the sea at times making a clean breach over her..