On the 13th February, at 1.30 P.M., Coxswain Webster reported that seven cobles were at sea to the N.W. and that a strong wind, blowing from the E.S.E., would make it difficult for them to return. The Life-boat James Gowland was, therefore, launched, and stood by the boats while they were coming into port, as the passage was one of con- siderable danger on account of the heavy seas. All the boats got in in safety..