Some persons may be surprised to hear that the marauding vessel was no less a craft than the magnificent yacht of the Emperor of All the Russias, called the 'Livadia,' which had condescended to the somewhat undignified work of capturing small Turkish coasting craft.

Who can fancy the 'Victoria and Albert' being sent to sea, during a war between England and France, to capture and destroy small coasting craft on the French shores! However, there was the fact; it was the 'Livadia,' and no mistake.

And now commenced one of the most interesting chases I have ever seen.

On our starting the yacht was about four miles ahead of us, steering a course that would take her straight to Sebastopol.

She had got through all the necessary dangerous manoeuvres of crossing our bows, from her having been inshore of us, before we moved.
The weather was lovely, not a ripple on the water, dead calm.
We commenced the chase at 4.30 p.m.Unfortunately our decks were loaded with coal; however, we made a clean thirteen knots.