CHAPTER XLII.

The Crossing of the 30th Parallel--The Toll-Gate upon the Sea-- How the Travellers pass along the Highway--Capture of the Washington; John A. Parks; the Bethia Taylor; the Punjaub; the Morning Star; the Kingfisher; the Charles Hill; and the Nora-- Alabama crosses the Equator--Capture of the Louisa Hatch-- Arrival at Fernando de Noronha 581