PWLLHELI, CARNARVONSHIRE. — A schooner was seen to be dragging her anchors and drifting rapidly towards St.

Patrick's Causeway, while a moderate gale was blowing from the N.W., with terrific squalls and a heavy sea, on the 24th January. She was showing signals of distress1. The crew of the Life-boat Margaret flatt of Staleybridge were, immediately summoned and the boat was launched at 3.45 P.M., proceeded to the vessel and found she was the Alnwick, of Beaumaris, in ballast, from Balbriggan, bound for Amlwch. Her sails had been blown away, she had lost some of her spars, and as it was evident that any attempt to weigh her anchor would result her going ashore, the crew of three men decided to leave her and were taken into the Life-boat. On the following day the schooner was towed into safety by a steam-tug..