The Life-boat Elizabeth Austin was launched at 9.15 P.M. on the 1st January in answer to signals of distress from a vessel midway between Cardigan Head and Cardigan Island. There was a strong westerly breeze and a rough sea. On reaching the vessel, which proved to be the ketch Kattie Darling, of Cardigan, with a crew of three men, it was found she was dragging her anchors and drifting towards the rocks. The men were rescued and conveyed ashore, the vessel being left to her fate. Fortu- nately the anchors held and the vessel did. not become a total wreck, but was taken into the river the next day..