CHAPTER XXI.

A Hurricane—Great Distress—Kills a Dog—Dog Divided—Cooked and eat—Rats Eat in Prison—Voluntary Surrender—Good News—Cartel Arrived—Pardon—Great Joy—A Small Donation—Spanish Fleet—Another Pardon—A Wonder—Number of Prisoners left—Wait Impatiently—Another Hole in hand—Eleven Frenchmen Escape—Good News from Bilboa—Happy Event—Twenty-six Months a Prisoner—Penitent Sick Prisoners—King’s Pardon. 211