ABERYSTWITH.—On the 23rd January, while a whole gale from the S.W. was at its height, accompanied by a very heavy sea, the steamer Ananda, of Greenock, bound from Workington for Swansea with a cargo of pig-iron, was seen in a disabled state in the bay, and as she neared the shore it was observed that she was showing signals of distress. The Lifeboat Elizabeth Lloyd was launched with great promptitude, notwithstanding the tremendous sea, and was pulled out by means of her hauling-off warp. Having arrived at the end of the warp, the crew took to their oars and had a hard pull to get the boat sufficiently far out to hoist sail; but this being accomplished, sail was made. The wind, however, was dead ahead, rendering it necessary for the boat to tack several times, and causing her to occupy about two hours in reaching the ship, which was only about two and a half miles distant. The steamer, when about 15 miles off Bardsey Island, at 4.30 A.M., shipped a tremendous sea, which carried away her funnel and nearly all her bulwarks, disabling her so that she was unable to make any headway against the wind, and compelling her to drift in towards the land. It being unsafe for the crew of 12 men to remain on board, they were taken into the Life-boat and brought ashore.