CHAPTER XLVIII.

The Alabama on the Indian Ocean--The Passengers questioned, and contracted with--The Agulhas Current--The brave West Winds--A Theory--The Islands of St. Peter and St. Paul--The Tropic of Capricorn--The South-east Trade-Winds, and the Monsoons--The Alabama arrives off the Strait of Sunda--Capture of the Amanda--Runs in and anchors under the Coast of Sumatra 674