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Vondel

FALMOUTH.—The full-rigged ship Vondel> of Amsterdam, bound from Liverpool for Port Adelaide with a cargo of superphosphates, stranded on the rocks near St. Mawes Castle Point, in an extremely dangerous position, having dragged her anchor while lying in the roadstead, in a N. W. gale and heavy sea, on 2nd March. She showed signals of distress, and at 7.45 A.M. the Life-boat Bob Newbon put off to render assistance to her. The mate in charge of the vessel in the absence of the master gladly availed himself of the services of the Life-boatmen, who passed hawsers to steam-tugs and assisted in steering the vessel, which was got afloat shortly before high water and was taken to moorings in Plymouth Docks..