Chapter XXIV

The author embarks for England. Course of the vessel. Sharks not palatable food. A visit from a Buenos Ayres privateer. Rough weather. A northwester hurricane. Its terrific appearance and effects. Misery below deck. Meritorious conduct of Mr. Grant, the Mate. He is swept away by a billow. The hurricane ceases. Vigorous attack on the breakfast. Passengers in the vessel. One of them is sickly; another is crack-brained. Misfortunes encountered by the latter. The Author lands at Deal.

ERRATA.

Page 6, 8 lines from bottom, for "queses," read "cues."

12, 5 lines from bottom, for "groops," read "groupes."

40, 2 lines from bottom, for "60th," read "50th."

46, 12 lines from bottom, for "among wood," read "among the
wood."

48, In the list of killed, &c. at Vimeiro, instead of the
passage printed, read "Capt. A. G. Coote, killed;
Major Charles Hill, and Lieutenant J. N. Wilson,
wounded."

69, 4 lines from bottom, for "blackening," read "blanching."

135, 9 lines from bottom, for "throgout," read "throughout."

149, 4 lines from bottom, for "Caja," read "Caio."

192, 5 lines from top, for "wood," read "mood."

199, 6 lines from bottom, for "Chandler," read "Candler."

203, 4 lines from bottom, for "Thril," read "Thiele."

221, 6 lines from bottom, for "mach," read "march."

265, 2 lines from top, for "firm," read "fine."

314, 2 lines from bottom, for "70th," read "71st."

344, 11 lines from bottom, for "Settimo," read "Septimo."

352, 5 lines from top, for "Lieutenant General Bartley,
Lieutenant General Power," read "Lieutenant
George Bartley, Lieutenant Power."

352, at the top, for "Lieutenant and Adjutant D. McDonald,"
read "Lieutenant Duncan McDonald."

389, 3 lines from top, instead of "to behold with what vanity
as well as delight not a few," should read, "to behold
with what delight as well as vanity not a few."

390, 2 lines from bottom, for "Wailey," read "Warley."

ADVENTURES.