"These gentlemen saw the boat yesterday afternoon." Sam and Halbert, who were standing behind him, came forward.

The Captain bowed, and looked with admiration at the two highbred-looking men, that this unpromising desert had produced.

They told him what they had told the midshipman, and the Captain said,--"It will be a very serious thing for this country side, if these dogs have succeeded in landing.

Let us hope that the sea has done good service in swallowing fourteen of the vilest wretches that ever disgraced humanity.

Pray, are either of you gentlemen magistrates ?" "My father, Major Buckley, is a magistrate," said Sam.