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Mary Lloyd and Elizabeth

FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather, rain and hail, on the evening of the llth April, the three-masted schooner Mary Lloyd, of Carnarvon, laden with slates, from Portmadoc bound for Hamburg, was seen dragging her anchor and drifting towards the dangerous rocks on the Dinas side of the bay. The Life-boat Appin was launched at 8.10, sailed to the vessel and reached her in about twenty minutes.

At the master's request some of the Lifeboat men boarded the schooner, more chain was paid out with the view of bringing her up if possible, and eventually her crew of seven men took to the Lifeboat, it being dangerous to remain any longer on board their vessel. The Lifeboat then proceeded to the ketch Elizabeth, of Newport, Mon., bound from Cardigan to Pembroke Dock, with a cargo of bricks, which was riding heavily and in danger of parting her cable. Two of her crew got into the Life-boat, but the third man resolutely declined to leave the vessel which fortunately held to her anchor..