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London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

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LOWESTOFT, JANUARY ft.
Tuesday, the 18th instant, about
.one o'clock, O.
two brigs struck upon the Newcome Sand, off Lowes-
toft, which is about half a mile from the shore, and a
sloop was also in great distress; having struck upon the
sand called the Home, distant about two mile!, the
wind blowing a strong gale from the southward. This
was observed from the shore, and the life-boat was
manned with all possible dispatch, by William Folkard
and David Surwood, pilots, and fifteen boatmen, under
the command of Lieutenants Carter and Harmer, who
gallantly volunteered their set vices. The ebb tide was
now running strong, and, with the assistance of eight
horses, the boat was towed through a tremendous stir f
over Pakefield Flats, but, the tow-rope breaking, they
were not able to fetch the vessel, but were obliged, af-
ter crossing the Newcome, to let go their anchor, and
wait for the flood tide, so that it was half-past three be.
fore they were able to beat to windward. Their object
was now to rescue seven men, who were clinging to the
sloop's mast-head, she being on her beam-ends.
After repeated and unsucce.sful trials, they succeeded
in gaining a communication. Lieutenant Harmer (with
that prompt alacrity which has ever marked his cha-
racter) having thrown a grappling iron to the wreck,
the boat was then hauled with her head under the mast-
head of the sloop. At this instant the master dropped
into the arms of Lieutenant Ilarmer, and, after a fiiv
minutes, one of the crew was also caught by the same
person ; the sea was now running so high, that the life-
boat was Completely under water, and at times no part
appeared, except about half the foremast; some of her
crew were swimming, and others clinging to the life-
lopes, or whatever else they could lay hold on. The
general cry now was, " For Gob's sake cut the cable;
we shall be all lost." Further attempts to render as-
sistance to the sufferers on the wreck would have been
ineffectual, as the life-boat was totally unmanageable ;
therefore the cable was cut,
,and the remaining five men
reluctantly left to perish. The blat, by this time, rose
nearer the surface; a part of the foresail was hoisted,
and she providentially wore round. They had now to
retain through one of the most tremendous seas ever
witnessed ; the head and stern of the boat sere alone
visible above water; the sea at the same time breaking
over her stern, half the height of the mizen-mast, rush-
ing along the boat, carrying oars and everything before
it, and washing two of the men (Mr. Durwood and
another) overboard, who were hauled in again by their
brave companions. At length they succeeded in get-
ting the boat off the sand into smoother water, but had
now to cross ar;other dangerous sand (the Newcome)
before they could reach the shore, w hich, by the mer-
ciful aid of PROVIDENCE, they crossed in safety, and at
eight o'clock gained the beach, and wete received by
their townsmen, who assisted them on shore, so ex-
hausted and bruised as to be incapable of walking with-
out help ; they were, therefore, either carried or led by
two men to their respective homes: At daylight, not
a vestige of the vessel could be seen, and there is every
re:was to believe, that the five men who remained pe-
rished soon after the life-boat left them. The crew of
one of the brigs were saved by a Lowestoft yawl ; the
others succeeded in gaining the shore in their boats.