Officers had been sent on the heights of Capri, one of which towers more than a thousand feet above the sea; but they returned from a bootless errand.

Nothing resembling the lugger was visible in the offing, among the islands, or in the bays.

A cutter had been sent to look round Campanella, and another crossed the mouth of the bay, to take a look to the northward of Ischia, in order to make certain that the treacherous craft had not gone behind the mountains of that island for a refuge.

In short, no expedient likely to discover the fugitive was neglected.

All failed, however; boat after boat came back without success, and officer after officer returned wearied and disappointed.
Much of the day was passed in this manner, for it was a calm, and moving either of the ships was out of the question.