CAISTER, NORFOLK.—The brigantine Charles, of and from Great Yarmouth, for Newcastle, with scrap iron, and having a crew of six men, was seen to strike the Barber Sand at about 8 P.M. on the 30th November, during a moderate E.N.E. wind and a rough aea. She knocked over the Sand, but the Caister No. 2 Life-boat Godsend was taken down to the water in readiness for launching should that become necessary.

The vessel headed to the S., evidently with the intention of trying to get out, but in doing so she took the inside of the Sand, let go her anchor, and at once made flares as a signal for help.

The Life-boat was quickly launched, and reached the vessel at 8.45. With the help of the Life-boat men she was got afloat, and anchored with just sufficient room to swing clear of the breakers on the shore. When the tide turned a S. breeze sprung up, the anchor was weighed, sail set, and the Life-boat accompanied her clear of the Barber and Cockle Sands, and she was then enabled to resume her voyage..