The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-08 00:00:00

PURTLAN D.

On Sunday. Dec. 31.,about noon, a achoonercalled
the Norval, from Harbor, bound for Plymouth in
ballast, nu wrecked on the Chesil beach at Port,
land, and the crew saved by iike of the most daring
aid gallant efforts on record. The vessel was
ohserved about mom in the West Hay in an un.
winwascahle cemlition, and, as a nowt tremendous
sea was running and a gale of wind from the south.
at blowing dead on shore, it was soon seen that
nothing could prevent her from ben% dashed G. pieces
on the beach and that if the crew were to be
SAVO IL inuot be time quickly. The men on the
lookfinit were equal to the ocounton, and volunteers
at once cline forward Ii 111111 one of the large
lielling• boats usually kept on this coast, and, after
Wine difficulty, siomedeti on launching it. A few
moments sufficed to get the boat outside the broken
water, amid the eight sturdy and gallant fellows a lio
manned it ptilled steadily and cautiously over the
'mighty billows on their errand of mercy. 'rho
vessel was at last readied, and by tact and good
management the crew WM taken oil one by one by
means of a rope from the bowaprit, unto the whole
were safely on board the boat. This feat aocom•
!dished- and a wonderful one it was in snub • sca—
the noble fellows made for the shore. On reaching
the buoy to e hieh, fin going out, they had
attached mm land line, the hi at was made fast to it,
and there remained until their ounnules on the
beach 'Mould see tit to drag them on *bore. A
few anxious moments passed and the signal WM
given that the sea was favourable for a run. A line
of men who had fast hold of the raps darted up the
belch, and in came the boat like lightning. The
shore was readied in the very nick of time ; one
second more and all would probably have been lost.
Joyful acclimation!' welcomed the gallant fellous
as they scrambled up the beach. The conduct of
these men. whose names are William Flanti, J.eteph
W bite, David King, John Hann, John White,
lieorge 11. Sume, Jonathau I:ibbs, and Henry
Nlitebell, WAS beyond all praise, and they deserve
well of their couotry. They will doubtless receive
from the Admiralty a just reward for their noble
services on the ',evasion. The vessel was washed on
shore shortly after the rescue of the Crew, and
beetwe a total wreck. It will he well to mention
that in consequence of the great depth of water it,
the West Kay there is only one breaker, which in
gent stornis presents a spectacle of much tgritipleur.
Kw.t Vitiril TUN .Coxvirr l'ittsos.--A man
named James Clark ta years of age, a native of
11-timid green, 1..i010n, and late in the Horse Ar•
(Merv. hut e..inine ono if the (lark culls in
the convict rotablisliment on Saturday last. It is
auppwed that lie left the iolanil shortly after effect
lug his escape, in light Coloilreil clothes and false
whiskers.

nen 84trirrv.- -A tea meeting
took place in the parish school•ronm. Itefonie, on
Fee olay eve • Lt, when addresses were delivered by
the Rev.'s. ogarth, H. Jewett% told W. Holder-
nese. The lad named gentleman, who was formerly
chaplain at the convict establishment, preached at
Portland and St..lohit's churches during his visit on
the present occasion, and hie interesting aildrees an
Tuesday evening was listened to with create taltion.
The precevls iif the meeting were devoted to the
eltutch Nlissionary Society.