London, Jan. 18.
The three-masted British schooner Neptune of St. Johns, Newfoundand, a wooden vessel of 120 tons, has been towed into Tobermory Bay fon the West coast of Scotland, by the str, Hesperus after remarkable_ adventures.
She was literally blown across Atlantic in the wrong direction. The Neptune left St. Johns on November 29 on a coastal voyage of 200 miles to Newtown, Bonavista Bay. She was within 30 miles of her intended port, when she was compelled by @ head wind to make for the open sea. Her crew consisted of the captain, mate, crew of three and five passengers, including, Without warning came a huryicane before which the ship was helplessly driven. The captain soon had no idea of his bearings. With' her boats and bulwarks smashed, Iher deckhouse washed away and only two spokes left in he steering-wheel the Neptune was at the mercy of mountainous seas for seven weeks. 'The vessel was well provisioned, but there was anxiety least the supply' of water might run out, which eventually became a grave possibility.
At last a rocky coast was seen ahead, It was Ardnamurehan Point. ° The schooner's distress signal was observed from the lighthouse, which signalled to the steamer Hesperus and a rescue was thereupon effected—British Wireless through Reuter.
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