WEST HARTLEPOOL. — On the 25th March a strong wind was blowing from E.N.E., and in a very high sea the coxswain of the Life-boat Forester's Pride saw the schooner Johannes, of Grossefehn, in the bay at 9 A.M. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon he observed a tug go out, evidently with the intention of towing her into dock. The schooner wore round with her head to the S., and the tug followed her for some distance, but as she was running into danger, the Lougscar Kocks being ahead, the tug turned round.

Observing this, and seeing breakersahead, the schooner wore round to the N., but was unable to follow the tug, and gradually drifted towards the land.

Seeing that the vessel was in danger, the coxswain decided to launch the Life-boat, and with considerable difficulty rescued the vessel's crew of five men. She stranded near the battery, about five hundred yards N. of the Life-boat house..