CHAPTER XXVII.. Honourably Acquitted.

HONOURABLY ACQUITTED.

Obtain a passport after some difficulty from Prince Metternich—Start for England viâ Rouen and Havre—Sail to Spithead—Amused at Englishwomen’s queer dress—Return to family—Acquitted for loss of H.M.S. Apelles.

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APPENDIX

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE CAPTAIN F. HOFFMAN, R.N. (by V. Varillas, 1818) Frontispiece FALMOUTH HARBOUR To face 10 PLYMOUTH HARBOUR " 50 PORT ROYAL, JAMAICA " 108 LUXURIOUS VEGETATION, JAMAICA " 140 ENTRANCE TO ST. IAGO, CUBA " 146 THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (after C. Stanfield, " 210 R.A.) H.M.S. APELLES " 280 THE ENTRY OF THE ALLIES INTO PARIS BY THE PORTE " 330 ST. MARTIN, MARCH 31, 1814

A SAILOR OF KING GEORGE.