.— Dur- ing the morning of the 26th February the wind freshened into a N.W. gale with a moderate sea. About 6.30 a message was received from the Coast- guard that a schooner was ashore at Scotston Head, and the crew of the Life-boat George Pickard were assembled and the boat launched. On reaching the vessel she was found to be the San rigJi, of Wick, bound from Methil to Wick, with a cargo of coal. The crew declined to leave her, and the Life-boat stood by until 11 A.M., when she was floated..