RESCUE OF;AN EMIGRANT STEAMER.

.» A good deal of interest was taken at the beginning of July in the search for and rescue of the large German steamer Vandalia, bound from Hamburg to New York with 1000 emigranta, mostly Germans. The Vandalia left Hamburg on June 19, and three days later broke her screw shaft. As she was only brig-rigged, she was unable to make way under Bail, and accordingly drifted abont helplessly a little to the west of the island of Lewis. A Swedish barque, which sighted her there, brought news of the accident, and Bteamers were at once Bent ont in search of her. Some days passed, however, without her being found, and much anxiety began to be felt regarding hor living freight. At length, on 7th July, she was picked up 15 miles from the Butt of Lewis, and towed to Sfcornoway. A Russian barque had previously endeavoured to tow her, but without success, and leaving her, went on to Stornowey to take the news. The Vandalia was firnt found by the Stornoway mail steamer Express, which waa joined by the powerful tug Conqueror, sent from the Clyde to look for her. As no safe refuge] could bejound for her in the little Hebridean town, the Vandalia was towed to Greenock, where she arrived on 9th July. Her passengers, though well fed during the time she was drifting about, were naturally delighted at their rescue, and when the Express first came up they fairly wept, shouted, and danced for joy. it had been intended to send them on to New York trom Greenook in another vessel, but as they said they wished to stick to the Vandalia their wish was granted. The Vandalia is a steamer of 1915 tons register, and was bnilt and engined by Messrß. Caird and Co., of Greenock, in 1871. The news of her rescue caused great joy in Germany.