"This gentleman is Lieutenant Halbert, of the Bengal Artillery." The Captain bowed to Halbert, and turning to Sam, said,--"So you are the son of my old friend Major Buckley! I was midshipman in the 'Phlegethon' when she took him and part of his regiment to Portugal, in 1811.

I met him at dinner in Sydney, the other day.

Is he in the neighbourhood ?" "He is waiting breakfast for us not a quarter of a mile off," said Sam.
"Will you join us ?" "I shall be delighted; but duty first.

If these fellows have succeeded in landing, you will have to arm and prepare for the worst.

Now, unless they were caught by the gale and drowned, which I believe to be the case, they must have come ashore in this very bay, about five o'clock last night.