Chapter 27

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

_pp. 335-340_

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.