CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—While a moderate to strong gale was blowing on the 4th October, accompanied by a heavy sea, a vessel was seen by the Coastguard at the Watch Tower Station, and although she had no signal of distress flying she appeared to be in difficulties and was therefore kept under observation. The crew of the Life-boat Elinor Soget were summoned; the Boat was launched at 4.20 P.M., and at 5.30 reached- the vessel, which had anchored off Westward Ho. She was the brigantine Charles P. Knight, of Newport, laden with coal, and had a crew of seven men. The master asked for assistance, but the Coxswain of the Life-boat was unable to allow any of bin men to board the vessel as she was in such a dangerous position close to the S.W. tail of the Bar, on a lee shore; darkness was coming on, and there was no prospect of the vessel getting out of danger unless the direction of the wind changed. All that could be done was to save the lives of her crew, who got into the Life-boat, the vessel afterwards stranding at Westward Ho. The Life-boat took six hours to beat back to her station and during the whole of the time the weather was very bad and cold, with rain, hailstorms and lightning. At 11.45, however, she arrived, and her crew and those whom they had rescued safely landed..