TEIGNMOUTH.—At about 2 P.M. on the 14th April a vessel was seen running for the harbour whilst a strong E.S.B. wind was blowing and a heavy sea breaking on the bar. In trying to cross the bar she stranded in a dangerous position in the broken water at 2.30. The Life-boat Arnold was promptly launched and the Kocket Brigade assembled and fired three shots to the vessel, but in consequence of her distance from shore and the strong wind blowing they were unable to get a line on board. When the Life-boat reached her the master declined to leave her, stating that he would remain by her until dark. After waiting about half an hour the boat returned to the shore.

About half an hour after she had reached the land signals for assistance were again shown by the vessel, and the Life-boat was again manned and taken out. On arriving alongside the master and crew wanted to be taken ashore, and the vessel's papers, charts and the crew's baggage, were put into the boat, when the captain again changed his mind and would not leave the vessel. One man and the ship's boy would not stay, but got into the Life-boat and were taken ashore together with the papers and baggage. At low water a salvage crew boarded the vessel, got her afloat on thefollowing tide, but were compelled to beach her on entering the harbour, as she was leaking so badly that she could not be kept afloat. The coxswain and crew of the Life-boat remained on duty all night until the vessel was brought into the harbour in case their services should be again needed. The vessel was the galliot Catherina, of Emden, 110 tons, bound from London for Teignmouth..