. — Several cobles were out fishing on the morning of the 13th October, when a gale sprung up from the N.E., and the sea became very heavy.

Some of the boats returned to the shore before the sea had risen very much, but two of them still remained out, and as it was then extremely dangerous for them to make for the port, the Life-boat Co- Operator No. 1 was launched at half past eight o'clock, and escorted them in..