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HIS ISLAND PRINCESS, FROM THE NOTES OF RUPERT DE LA TOUCHE (1825).
DY
W. CLARK RUSSELL.
Author of The Wreck of the Crescenior","" “Overdun," Kej
CHATTER XIII.
MR. COTTON LEAVES THE" ISLAND.
In the evening after sand own we brought chairs from the house and sat in the garden, Eulalie beside me, and Mr. Colten at a little distance. He had slept during the afternoon and thus with him the day had passed, but Eulalie had not repaired to her bower as wits her want. The swashbuckler's presecce in the island frightened hør.
A young moon was shining at the back of the house, the land lay dark, the stars were so brilliant this night that the union of their light with that of the moos gavo form and substance to things even at a distance, and wo three who sut together could behold one another as in a A squall wind mirror at dawn or oven-tide. rustled the leaves, and drove sweet smells in
clouds through the atmosphere. The surf was
raising a little voice of thunder north opst, but the true music of the night was to be heard in the summer falls of the surt upon the beach, and in the pleasant torrent of the cascade.
I don't know." says Mr. Cotton, who con. stantly smoked his pipe, and whosa mauner lind grown tuore placable is the day advanced, but that this is an island in which a man would be willing to bring up for life. You've got all you want here, and you get it without money."
By no means all le one who knows civilisa tion," said I. who had no intention to humour any inclination he might exhibit to remain,
No. 'tis true," said ho. "You've uo tobacce, no wines, nor meat that I can see; recreation to help a mun to break fr routine of his own life; but on th
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I put the bag of diamonds back in the chest, nt know not if any were missing as I had never counted them. The money was right. Wo sapped and ate with light hearts for a pressing anxiety, a hovering, dark, dangerous cloud was gone. It was fragrantly cool with the sweet rushing of the wind through the trees which spiced it and the flowers which filled it with odours, and after supper Eulalie and I sat in front of the house with the young rason shining brightly over the ridge-tree, and talked of the strangeness and suddonness of this thing that had happeneil, I mean the unexpected marooning of a man on our island and his departure in fow search of, help for us after, as it were,
Captain Saigon Djigit, gunboat. 1456 tons, 3 guns, 1700 hp,
Captain Nasarowsky, Port Arthur Gaidamak, gunboat, 500 tons, 9 guns, 3500 h.p.,
Commander Yourieff, Port Arthur Greminstohy, gunboat, 1490 tons, 6 guns, 2000
h.p. Commander Zagaransky, Gromoboi, erniser, 12,864 tons, 44 gune, 14,509
h.p., Captain Jessen, Vladivostook Guiliak, gunboat, 1000 tons, 6 guns, 1000 h.p..
Commander Shumoff, ------ Mundjoar, ganboat, 1224 tous, 7 guns, 14 Ok.p.,
Commander Creva, Shanghai Olvajny, gunboat. 1490 tons, 6 guns, 2000 b.p.,
Lomniander Vasilioff, Port Arthur Pallada, cruiser, 66:30 tons, 34 guns, 11,610h.p. |
Captain Kossowitch, Port Arthur Peresvist, battleship, 12,674 tons. 60 guus, 14.500
h.p., Captain Koroleff, Port Arthur Pobodo, battleship, 12,674 tons, 60 guna, 14,500
6 guns, Tamar, receiving ship, 4,000 tono
Commodore C. G. Dicken, at Hongkong Teal, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 gane, Liout.
Comdr. E. F. R. Dagmore, on Yaagteze
Wilkinson, Weihaiwai
Twood, ganbeat, 362 tons, 3 guns, 200, h.p..
Lient. Comdr. R. H. Keate, on Yangtzo Vengeance, battleship, 12,959 tone, 12 guns,
18,500 i.h.p. Capt. L. C. Stuart C.M.G., Weihaiwei
Vestal, sloop, 980 tens, 10 guns, 1,400 b.p.,
Comdr. Stuart St. J. Farquhar, Yangtze Virago, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tone,
in reserve
Waterwitol, surveying-ship, 420 tons, 450 i.h.p.,
Comdr. E. C. Hardy, at Weibaiwei Whiting, torpedo-boat destroyer, 860 tons, 6 guns, 5,000 h.p., Lient. Comdr. Wells, Wailoiwei
lock, but the bolt was never shot, for who was, stowed it in the bows of the boat, and he stood; enjoyment of noble health, so that we might | Bayan, oruiser, 7800 tons, 10 guns, 16,500 h.p.,
Captain, Port Arthar to rob us in that island and I had not thought watching it awhile to see if it was perfectly hope to be rescued ultimately with safety, which of locking the chest that night before retiring, tight. We then proceeded to provision the little seemed impossible when I cast my eyes in the Begarin, orniser, 9200 tons, 19 guus, 18,000 h.p.,
Commander Barutchoff, Port Arthur Now was given to me an opportunity and an vessel. This we did by collecting plantains, direction of the darkening ocean and thong Dinna, cruiser, 6731 tons, 6 garis, 8000 b.p., Thotis, cruiser, 3,400 tons, Capt. J. C. A. excuse for rushing apon him and killing him. cocoa-ants, and a quantity of the several fruita of that lonely buat. But my curiosity to see what he meant to do which grow in that island, but which I am un- combined with my secrat horror of the idea of able to amo; one mush resembled our peach, shedding blood, and I stood watching him. and another a tart, dry pippiu. He asked for scarce breathing. The gold and silver lay in some fishing lines and hooks which I gave him, trays, and the gold orucifix and watch and chain there being a store of them in the out-house. were equally visible. He picked up the lag of Eulalie put a quantity of bread-fruit to roast for diataonds, and took it to the light and I could him, and this was ready before he was. hear the thin rattling noise they made as he What with journeying to the boat, seeing poured some of them into the palui of his hand that all was right with her mast and sail, and to see what they were. Having satisfed himself, the rest of her furniture, victualling her and so on, the day wore away, the afternoon came and he replaced the bag, closed the lid and stole noiselessly away, vanishing like a shadow into the hour of sunset approached. Lshould fail if I his anta-room through tho rants, and I sat down tried to express how secretly transported I was apen the edge of the bed to breathe and reflect. when shortly after five o'clock, after a long. What was his intention? One easily saw that silent, burning day, the ocean darkened to a he must carry the pinata's eye in his head to bresse from the north-west, which cams on to have made a secret note of that chest for exami-blow with so much briskness that all was life nation at midnight. Perhaps he had guessed with it in the island, the trous twinkled a million that some treasure lay there, and wished to in diamonds upon their shadows, the fight of the form himself of its value that he might make birds was swift and rejoiceful, the long hanging chaim should be return in a vessel to our rescue. flowers swung like bells, discharging a delicious Be this as it might, I was resolved to give him perfume as they swayed, the surf bruke with a very little chance that day for it was after mid-note of crackling salt that was as refreshing to But I the car as a cold pure draught of water to the night-of getting to the chest again. mundo ap uy mind not to lock it le le should thirsty lip, and the leap of the cataract seemed to fling a bigger and nimbler spray at its foot..
There is live knots for me in this breeze,” suspect he had been observed, though I was equally determined to remove the diamonds and carry them na my person whilst he stayed with says Mr. Cotton, who stood with me in front of ns. leaving him to form his own conclusieus on the house with his pipe in his mouth. “What this head should he again explore the chest if time d'ye make it, link you
we were out of sight.
a
The knowing that he was up and about kept zne as vigilmit as though I held a cocked mus ket in my hands. I sat with yawning ears, ever ready for the apparition of the shape of this man to part the mats and enter the room, and my hand was never far from the bilt of Eulalie's dagger in any breast. But all remained perfectly quiet until I saw the delicate green of the dawn between the wats.
As I believed a busy day was before me I roused Eulalie, and lade her keep a look out whilst I slept for a couple of hours. I told her what had passed, and that nothing was to be feared whilst one or the other of us kept awake and on watch. I put her dagger into her hand, was not likely to be afraid of Mr. Cotton.
Tis bard upon six." said I, guessing by the shadows.
bours.
I suppose." says T." he has forfeited all his property sheard the Lady Hobart, his clothes, any money he might have had. and so on, in which case tre starts in life with nothing but what he has on. This thinks is a sort of wal'- rant for his return or for his procuring help. with a view to sharing
I hope he never will come back," says Eu
lulie.
Not in a ship with others? He'll not re- tur alone, and with others the spirit of the as-
assin is not to be dreudes."
I hardly know men's faces," said Eulalia. "I saw even few when I was with father and mother. I recollect the people at Lina bet dimly, an the red and yellow creatures nho came on board out of candes; but I cannot imagine that a more evil face is to be mot with than Mr. Cotton's."
I'll be off," says he. This breeze has colae on to blow a purpose and who would mock the offerings of the gods," he adds with a theatrical air and intonation that made me fancy
"Ay. a more complete copy of a scoundrel in he might have atrutted on the stage in his day. face I don't think I shall ever be able to show Whore's the mistress that I may bid her fare-yon. Lil. Depend upon it if he was lieutenant, his offence was black which caused them to well!"
marcon him. Black it was by his own report, but I should say by the look of the fend that there was blood in his deed."
I called to Eulalie and she came. "Mr. Cotton is going," said J. "We will walk to the creek, and see him start."
there is no, need to work. Nature, angs your saying that she who was not afraid of a shark island shall be thirty, leagues astern before the dinner at your head. She even cooks the most of it for ye, and when her art is supplemented by such skill as Mistress la Tonohe exhibits, a man's gizzard would be in a bad way if he
rumbles,"
He turned his head slowly about and says. "Is this breeze regular of a night
her!!
"No." I answered,
"I shall want wind if I am to leave," said he, bat if there is air enough to blow me out, to morrow I go, and at this hour your island
should be for astern. 'Tis a lonesome road for A man to tread, mistress, lonesome I mean to the lonely, but I should be a best not to do my best to procure your release after your huntsoo wad of me,
You'll not find the Leat more lonely than this island," said Eulalie.
No doubt be interpreted her ingonnous re- mark, as it was designed, namely that he should be off. But taking no notice, he starts to clip fire into his tinder-box, sucks it futo another. pipblond, clothing the air about his head with the white vapour, and the hegins to tell us about the adventures of his ship, the "Lady Hobart," representing her indeed ak a pirato rather than leitor of marque, for it would seem, according to his account, thut her people warred not only with the enemies of Great Britain; but with all nations.
There's nothing in sight, is there?" said Mr. Cotton, and he ran his eve diligently along the horizon. Well," says he, "if this breeze holds it should give me a good start, and your morning, that is if your boat has muiling powers. I was se perturbed, however, that on lying We may forfeit this breeze by waiting, down I found I could not sleep, so as she dawn says I. brightened rapidly we dressed ourselves, und 'Have I everything?" says he frowning in re- then it was that I took the opportunity of step-flection.ome then, and he sets off with ping into the dining room and opening the his rolling, heaving walk, and we went with him chest, and putting the bag of diamonds into the thanking God for the easiest quittance that sile pocket of the white cloth jacket 1 wore. could have been contrived. He had little to say
Whilst Eulalie was lighting the fire, Mr. as we marched down to the creek. Cotton, pushing aside at of his ante-room, templation of bis journey eemed to fill his mind. stepped in. He saluted us th with a nod of the It was indeed a serious and langerz under- taking. Yot it was giving liberty to this man hond and a gruff good-morning, and muuid:---
who the day before had been set ashore on an island believed by his captain to be desolate, to perish either by beasts or hunger, and" this I reminded him of as we stepped along, whereat, with a furious scowl, he answered,
You rise betimes. I do not wonder you should want to get away. This island hath its charms, as I observed last night, but the mone tony at the long day of such an exile as this must sit heavy upon the spirits in the morning when your life has to travel from sun to sun, and oven after an hour or two of waiting for the cool and the gloom before turning in.
"Yos," says I bluntly. "We shall be glad to get away. Have you been out of doors?"
No, l'in now from my mat. Will there be time, mistress, before you set some of your harming dishes on the table for me to fin myself in the river **
Plenty," she answered.
The con-
My liberty, indeed! and Captain Lister shall find out the use I ran to make of it.
When we came to the creek we stood to view the bout before Mr. Cotton entered her. The wind was singing in the tress above our heads, and the water in the creek sparkled friskily as though it was filled with little brilliant skipping fis. The sau was sinking, and bis light was growing red, and the clouds that came rolling
is
But he was gons, and there was an end of the treable he had brought, and though I mourned the loss of my bout I was very grateful to hare. got rid of the follow even at that sacrifice.
(To be concluulent.)
MEN OF WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION.
AUSTEO-HUNGARIAN.
Asporn, craiser, 2437 tons. 20 ans, 73001.P.
Capt. Friedrich Grinzenberger, Shanghai Kaiserin Elisabeth, cruiser, 400 tons, 29 gu
5000 h.p., Osptain Mirti, Japan
Acheron, artaoured gunboat, 1796 tons, 10 gnus,
1700 hp., Comdr. Laferriere. Saigon Alonette, gunheut, 300 tons, 7 guns, 100 b-p..
Lieut. A. Varuey, Saigon
FRENCH.
Argus, guuboat, 12 tong,guna, 500 b.p.,
Lieut. Crespiu, Canton
Aspic, gunboat, 175 teus, 3 guns, 450 b.p.,
Lieut. Journot, Saigon Avalanche, gunboai, 140 tone, à gaus, 150 b.p.,
Haiphong
Bengali, gnamai, 580 tons, 6 guas, 400 1.7.,
Touraue
Cusse-tele, guuboat, 140 ious, 5 guns, 150 h.p..
Saigon
Chapeaurenault, cruiser (flagakip), 8018 tuus, 18
guns, 17,000 b.p., Cupt. V. Loidone, Saigon Comete, gunboat, 525 fous, & guns, 438 kp.,
Corer. Lone, Haiphong
D'Assas, Tus er, 4000 tons, 31 guns, 9500 h.p..
Saigon
up out of the north-east alone like silken crim- son banners as they streamed.
Mistress in Touche says Mr. Catton, lift-
farewell." ing his hat, “I wish you
I hope you will have a safe and swift voy-Decidee, gunboat, 645 tons, 10 guns, 1,000 h.p., age." she answered.
Commander L'ast Shanghai Estoc, gunboat,
Capt. –, Haiphong Frondo, destroyer. 350 tons, 7 gans, 303 b.p..
His grotesque conartly air, rugged with the sea and spoilt by his rolling walk and headless manner, would have diverted me but for the malignant looks of his face, and cther proper- Most of the talk was on his side, He had a tien of his countenance, which naturally found fair listener, and was prodigionsly boastful.
a very uncommon accentuation in what had scures understanding that my wife could not used in the night. He scowled out awards collect the import of a quarter of what he said, throngh one of the open windows, and said. hor seeming to reflect that I who was a sailor,If as much air moves this evening at sun-pressing, obstructed as his drumatic expositions
was a heater as well as Eulalie.
The moon was sinking into the sen who my wife retired, and soon afterwards I told Mr. Cotton I had a mind to turn in and would see bim to his roon. This room was the chamber had occupied. I brought an oil lamp from the dining-hall, and then observing that he was duly provided with a mat, coverlet and pillow, I bade him good-night, he unsworing as I passed through one of the hanging mats that divided this room from the dining room, that to-morrow would be a busy day, as he did not mean to start without freighting the boat with a plentiful stock of food and water, for his voyage might prore longer than he bargained for; and he also asked me to remind him of his musket and ammunition," as he might have the misfortitus to full in with a canoe fall of savages.
down, as is now stirring, I shall be off. Any how," sa yo be," after breakfast, with your good leave wo will turn to and provision the boat and let me not forget my musket," says he, frowning at it whore it stood.
*And you'll take the victuals they sent you ashore with." said I, with some heartiness, for it is impossible for ane to express how his reso- lation to leave that day rejoiced me, even though it cost as our bout, and ent us off so far as she went from the world.
"Oh yes," says he in a sullen voice," I'll take the stuff, for it keeps, and it can be made to go down with the help of plantains, coccanuts and fruit."
When he was He then went away to lathe. gono and out of hearing. I said to Eulalie
"He puzzles me to u dogroo. Why should he explore that chest at midnight as though, to rifo us, leaving everything as ho fuds it, when 'tis plain he manans to leave the island this even- ing if there be but enough wind to blow hiïu clear
I went to my room, that was on the east side of the dining-room, and found Eulalie resting, but not asleep. I was too uneasy to remove my elothes or lie down. I put my wife's dagger in ay breast ready to draw, and sat down on the
But if I could not disine the rogue, much edge of the low bedstead which was nur sleeping ouch. constructed by ine of the Kauaka crew
less could my artless, pretty dear, who knew of the schooner, and we conversed in very soft nothing of the nature of nun outside her father whispers. We were in darkness, but in the who had been mad, and bad therefore offered dining-room burned the oil-lamp that was always her a study that could not holp her in arriving kept alight for the convenience of fire, and the at correct conclusions in her view of strangers faint glow of the tame lay the interstices of He came back in alont ao hour, und sat down the hanging mats, which did not fit so well but to the heakfast that awaited him, We were flat by putting your eyo to a crevice you could without fish: I did not choose to leave the house see into the room aud compass a good part of it. to catch any. He fared well, however; off our Had I been asked what I was afraid of I island dishes and, as he ate, talked of the victual- should have found a difficulty in replying. Aling of the boat. He said he had drunk of the main of a sullen and scoundrel aspect was a guest water in the river, and found it very sweet, and in our house, but outside my oonjectures, based proposed that we shout sling the eask on on the prejudice kred of his appearance, I had stretchers, and carry it down to the boat on our no reason or right to suppose but that he meant shoulders. I assented. He asked for a small to act housurably by us. Nevertheless I was stock of tobacco to cheer his loveliness as he determined to watch, and bado Eulalie sleep till sailed, and I told him he should have some. He the small hours when I would awoken lier to seldom looked at Eulalie, but whenever he did keep guard, and take some rest myself.
lis fieres gaze took a glow which was not of the colour of the lightning-rapid glance he directed at common objects. Sure this may have been the suspicion of jealousy but is certain his form seemed to lose something of its darkness when his glance, in passing, dwelt on her a 10 - mont.
You shall not be kept waiting if I can help it." he said with more softness in his manner than I could have doomed him capable of ex- were by his rascally features, his kuitted thunder-charged brow and diery eye that darted like the swallow's fight. Good-bye, sir." says he, and he belt out his mod.
I shook it, and wished him good luck, and then he sprang into the boat, and cast her adrift, and picking up an our, got her into mid stream in the way of the wind; here he hoisted his sail, and taking a turn with the sheet sat him down to steor, and the little boat shot off at a merry pace, insomuch that she demanded all his attention. and he turned his head once only to salute usore he was out of the creek and on the open sou
I watched the poing of that bout with some thing of heaviness of heart. Outside the houring to of a ship off the island she had been our sole chance for liberating ourselves from our im- prisonment. For if the boat was not to be trusted when Eulalie's life was concerned, you will suppose that the canoe, that might have been fifteen or twenty years old, was not to be thought of except as something to fish from. I caught my wife by the hand, and walked up the rising ground to hold the boat in sight.
Aron't you happy to know he's gone?" said Eulalie.
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guns,
b.p.
Lieut. Jeheune, Shanghai Gueydon, cruiser, 9376 fors, 36 guns, 29,200
b.p, Cominander. Goudot, Amoy Henri Riviere, guuboat, - LOOK, *** gün,
b.p., Capt., Haiphong Javeline, destroyer. 507 tons, 7 guus, 30 h.p.,
Lient. Comdr, Beanssant, Shangbai Kersaint, guoboat, 1250 tons, 6 guns, 2200 h.p.,
Comdr. Le Gollour, Shanghai Montela, craiser (Vica-&dmiral's flagship). 9700 toas, (2 gune, 19,600 b.p., Capt. Cros, Amoy
b.p., Capt.
Olry, gul boat, toas,gaus,
Hours, Yangtse Pascal, cruiser, 15 tons, 27 guns, -S500 h.p..
Comdr. Chevalier, Shanghai Redoutable, eruisor, 9437 tons, 8 guns, 6071 kp.,
Captain Saigon
Styx, cruiser, 1796 tons, 10 guns, 1700 b.p.,
Captain Vincent, Saigon Sully, cruiser, 10,014 tone, 38 guns, 20,000 b.p..
Captain Guiberical, Amoy Surprise, gaabout, 6.9 tons. guns, 90€ b.p.. Teking ganbat, tone, gaps, -hp,
Lieut. Holger, Shanghai
Yangtze
Captain
Vaubau, cruiser, 6150 tons, 23 guns, 4560 b.p.,
Captain Blondei, Saigon
Lieu', Carol, Canton
GERMAN.
"Yes," I answered. The matter las been mercifully brought about. I was near spring-Vigilante, gunboat, 123 tons, 7 guns, 506) ing upon him with your dagger last night, when I saw him at the chest. His going gives us a ohunce. He may return with a ship, or send one, and await in the island at which he arrives for his share in the adventure of deliverance."
We fell silent and stond to watch the boat. The sea lay vast where she was and stretched in a deep blue that thrilled with the wind, and Soon the little urk looked no bigger than a paper host that boys swim in a gutter.
"He starts well," said I, and if this bracze holds he'll have made a fine run by the morn ing. I hope ho may be right in healing as he doss."
What was his reason in looking into the chest without stealing what he saw asked Ealalie in her childish way.
The instinot piracy proved too strong for him,
He find cb. I answered. suppose, sorved that chest secretly, and was determined to learn its contents. The would steal nothing because he foured we should discover our loss hofore he left. He knows now there is a little irensure in the house in addition to the schooner's
Bissard, croiser, 1857 toax, 15 guns, 2900 k.p.,
Comdr. Huss,➖➖➖ Fatherland,"cruiser, tous, guss, -bp..
Captain rou Buelow, Shanghai Furst Bismarck, (flagship), 14,000 tons, 36 guns, 14,000 b.p., Captain Prowe, Shanghai Gaier, cruiser, 1776 toos, 15 guus, 2900 hp,
Comdr. vou studuitz, Shanghai
Hana, cruiser, 6230 tons, 34 guns, 10,000 b.p.,
Captain Scinedor, Tzingtan Hortha, cruiser, 6500 tous, 37 guns, 100 hp, Capt. Baron Schimmelmann, Tsingtau Itis, untoât, 1000 tons, 10 guns, 1300 b.p.
Comdr. Baron von M. Hullessem. autou Jaguar, gunbuat, 900 tons, 10 guar, 1800 L.p.,
Commander Wilbrandt, Skaughai Luche, gerboat, 830 tons, 10 guns, 1344 hp,
Commander Krooncke, Shanghai ewe, gunboat, 1009 tons, & guns, 875 hp,
Commander von Grumbkaw, Manila Seeadler, peniser, 1840 tons, 15 guns, 1800 h.p...
Commander Parsing, Tsingtau Thetis, cruiser, 2600 ichs, 24 guns, Bh.p,
Captain Voit, Bbanglai Tiger, gunboat, 900 reps, 10 guns, 1300 k.p.,
Commander Deimling, Amoy. Tsingtas, ganboat, 170 ton, guve, 1300 h.p., Vorwarts, gunboat, tons, 3 gaus, 500 hp,
Lieut. Scharf, Shanghai.
ITALIAN.
Commander Giubber, Canton
And now was I to undergo another miserable term. Twice had this happened, already, once on the lodge in the valley and next in the sub marine cave with Eulalie; but the watch. kaeping this night was of a different kind. Twas the same as standing guard, not only over your life but the life of one precious to I thought as I watched him. "What made you. The least sound made me strain my ear, you examine the chest and the diamonds If I heard a anstling of leaves in the air Little you suppose how early you were a dead through the mats I would think it the hushed man." He again talked big when he spoke of and secret tread of the man we had housed. his ship and adventures, and being unshaven. cargo, and doubtless he will tax me with pos- I strove to rally myself by conceiving that he looked a very black, sinister devil, of an appearsessing it, and swear that all along he knew that. meant well and was sound asleep, and that this ance in strict harmony with his tales, to which people in our situation would have money and time to-morrow he would be out of the island. Eulalic listoned in silonce, not anmixed with valuables hidden somewhere, and..to tell the and that seeing how much I feared him he had alarm, and I with a contemptuous incredulity. truth, Fit, I shall be so heartily glad to got us good a right to be afraid of me as 1 of him. For despite his swagger and braggadocin and away from this lonely little piece of country that as the very excess of my terror might carry gruff, scowling, bentoring airs, this was not a I shall deny nothing and refuse nothing." me to such extremes as taking his life to make man lo be afraid of by daylight, but to be feared We returned to the house, and I fetched the sure of him. But this reasoning would not do, as a midnight assassin. against whom there were spy-glass, and walked to a part where I could and I sat listening in that dark little room, if no means of protecting yourself, save by taking command that space of sea on which the bout, Elba, cruizer, 2300) tous, 10 gaus, 7471 p.,
Captain Borea Ricci, Haiphong room it could be called, with no more to hear his life, or inordinately guarding your own, was sailing The spy glass was a very indiffer- than Eulalie's placid respiration and nothing which to be sure would be an intolerable situa ent ono. I question if it enlarged by five diu- Marco Polo, cruiser, 8609 tons, ganz, kp,
aptain Presbitero, Shanghai else to see than the glimmering glow of the oil tion to be placed in. Houce, as I did not want meters. I levelled it at the ocean, and swept lamp in the dining room dwelling in the to have his bleed on my hands, I was passion the surface tint was now darkening with the Puglia, craiser, 2495 tons, guns. 7000 h.p.,
Captain Pescetto, Chomulpo interstices of the mats which divided the spartatsly eager to see him off, for it must be one or nrening shadow, but the bout had run so fast the other since I had no mind to go through under the fall impulse of her large lug that by Suddenly one of these interstices was darkoued such ouother night as I had passed."
this hour she was swallowed up in the distance. Adamaster, cruiser, 1960 tons, 14 gune,
May fortune favour him! I exclaimed, and
h.p., Captain d'Antas Libeiro, Shangbei by a shadow. I started and stared, thinking my eyes deceived me, but no, the next interstice
stood awhile, sunk in thought, again renewing Diu, gunboat, 720 tons, 6 guns, 700 h.p.. Capt.
Coutinha, Macao was darkened in its turn, as though a body
in better monory all that I had wadergone inc noiselessly moved inside betwixt the lamp and
that boat, and contrasting Mr. Cotton's situation! Vasco da Gama, craier, 3020 tons. 20 gans, the mats. I crept to the widest of the crevices.
6:00 b.p., Capt. Manuel Vasco de Carvalho, with mine, when my darling comes swimming; Shanghai to me to sure my life, and I recollect bringing in these mats, and though the Focon-float gave
may foot down with a stamp when I reviewed timt best with Enialis, for I felt I had acted 10y resolution not to take my chance again in
a poor illumination. I very plainly saw the figure!
of Mr. Cotton. He trod with the soundlessness
When I thought he had done breakfast I stopped to his masket and asked if it was charged. He answereil it was not.
*What shall we sot about first 7' said I. "We'll carry the cask down before the sn grows fiery, he answered.
We found a couple of pieces of timber which would serve us as poles for our shoulders, and
of the cat's footfall. He went to the little chest took them and a coil of rope to the pool whore in which lay Eulalie's money and the bag of dia- the cask was sunk, alung it and boro it to the wisely, that though mouths might pass before a The key was in the boat. It contained about fourteen gallons. We ship came, we were both young, and in the monds, and lifted the Ed
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Fremantle, Weihaiwei. Algerine, sloop. 1,050 tons, 6 guns, 1,100 b.p.
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Andromedia. oruiser, 12,500 tons, Capt. Nelson
Ommanney, Weihaiwei
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Satow, Hongkong
Fame, torpedo best destroyer, 360 tone, 6 guds, 5,700 hp., Lieut. Comdr. C. Asser, Wei.
haigei
Fearless, gunboat, 443 tons, 12gues, Coudr.
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4,000 h.p., Weihaiwei Humber, storeship, 1.610 tous, Comdr. P. M.
Rindore, Weihai wei Iphigenis, 2nd class cruiser, 3,600 tons, Capt.
Fawckner, Shanghai. Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, 280 tons, 6 gure, 3,900 h.p.. Lieut, Comdr. J. A. Gregory, Weihaiwei
Kinaha, river gunboat, 331 tons, Lieut.-Comdr. Christopher P. Metcalf, on Yangtsze Leviathan, cruiser, 14,100 tons, Capt. Hou, W
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i.b.p., Captain Greet, C.M.G., Weihniwei Otter, torpedo-bost destroyer, 350 tons, 10. Phonix, sloop, 1,015 tons, 6 guns, 1,400 b.§.,
Comdr. J. Nicholas, Chomulyo Rambler, surveying ship, 583 tons, Comdr.
Cha. E. Monro, Labuan
Ringido, sloop, 980 tons, 6 gans, Coudr. D. S.
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H. Moore, Hongkong
Snipe, river gun-boat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h p.. Lieut. Comdr. Ernest W. G. Davidson, on Taku, torpedo-bont destroyer, 250 tons, 6 gune,
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