SUNDERLAND.—At about 10 A.M. on the 22nd November, the fishing-boats Dotherel, British Defiance, Star in the East, and Hannah, were observed in distress about three miles S.E. of Sunderland during a strong E.S.E. wind and a rough sea. The Life-boat Caroline Clagett put off to their assistance, and remained by them until they were towed into the harbour by a steam tug..