DUNBAR. — At about half-past six o'clock on the morning of the llth March the Coastguards observed a small open boat in a perilous position, it being impossible for her to succeed in reaching the harbour owing to the rough state of the sea. The Life-boat Sarah Pickard was launched and, on reaching the boat, found there were three men on board; they were the master, mate and second mate of the brig Johan, of and from Christiania, bound for Sunderland laden with ice, which had stranded at Thorntonloch Point, about six miles E. of I)unbar at about 3.30 A.M.

Having picked up the men the Life-boat made for the vessel and found that the remainder of the crew had been taken off by the rocket apparatus. The brig became a total wreck..