The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-24 00:00:00

BLecKPOOL, 'rnmiono NIGHT.
The Rev. R. R. Redman reports that about
half-pest 7 o'clock, p.m., on the nod instant, interim.*
was brought that a vessel was in distress at the north e'de
of the town. The lifeboat of the Natlocal Lifeboat loofa-
tution was conveyed with all inanities opposite the
mane of dap: and in • few minutes was lanashed into •
raging sea—so strong • sea bad the crew to encounter
that the lifeboat filled three times is suooessioa sod with diffi-
culty lived against the wind and waves. After hard pulling
they got within 150 yards of the perishing ship, but at this
point so complete • gale set in for half an hear that three
noes of sea broke over the men ad nosalied four oars.
The lifeboat as then booked Into shallow wan, and rowed
up to windward in order to maks • seonul attempt, but they
could not get so near sa before. Driven beak again lbe7
by and bye made a third effort, and now saw • light held
from the imperilled ship, but found it utterly impossible
to make advance against the heavy head see that was wiling
and which for two boars sod a half had bean filling their
boat as they courageously fought with the billows.
The crew being exhausted after two hours and • half of
bard service, and seeing all their efforts to be futile, cane
ashore. No eraser had they don* so than the vese:el cap-
sized and broke to pieces. One side of her was washed up,
and the cries of struggling sailors were distinctly baud.
The lifeboat was again put to en, in the hope of picking
up men that might be a rafts or otherwise trying to
sweeps, but nothing living eoald be towed. It was now
nearly midnight, and the lifeboat found bend' locked be-
tween two cliffs on the beach, from which position she
was unable to get away without damage until 6 o'clock
this (Manley) morning. AU the crew of the ill-f ated ship
were Icat. Five bodies have already come ashore as I
write, sod five more are wanting, se it appears by the log-
book which bag been picked up that the viral was manned
by 10 men, and is the brig Favourite, of Liverpool. She
was ladea with palm oil and seeds. Ruch praise is due to
the Blackpool crew who acted with so much promptitude
sod courage in this sad emergency. They have increased
etonfidenee in their lifeboat. I can hardly describe the
sensation that prevails here over this disao!er. Everyone
Is oat on the shore, and may have been out all night.
The wailing of excited women who thought they hard the
sailors screaming wee touching. The wreck was about •
mile from shore.
POBTHCAWL, SOUTH WALES, Nov. W.
As reported yesterday (says Capt. Bunko, R.N.), the
lifeboat of the National Lifeboat lestitutian was conveyed
to windward of the distressed brig anchored about two
miles off this place, and was finally launched, but the sea
was running so high that she could not at first board the
vessel, which was evidently abandoned, and the crew of
which, I fear, have met with • watery grave, as a boat is
now drifting or shore bottom up. The lifeboat crew were
ultimately enabled to get ou board the ship, which proved
to be the brig Argo, of- Foal, orange lades, aad they got
her under weigh, and brought her to this port. The vessel
is much injured, as though she bad struck on the Tanker
Rack off this place.

.-(THIS DAT.)

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