PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. — During the night of the 5th April the wind, which had been blowing strongly from the north-west, increased to a whole gale, the sea becoming extremely rough, and about 10.30 A.M. on the following morning information was received that one of the steam trawlers, which had been sheltering in the Bay, had stranded about two miles to the south of Peterhead. The Life-boat George PicJcard was promptly launched and proceeded under sail to the distressed vessel. On getting alongside the trawler, which proved to be the Ben Venue, of Aberdeen, she was found to be full of water and in great danger of sliding off the rocks and sinking. The crew of nine men were therefore taken into the Life-boat, which was towed back to Peterhead by another trawler which had also come to assist the men on board the Ben Venue. Very shortly after the rescue the stranded trawler sank..