The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-20

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ed that two travellers should arrive in Paris
from neigh boring town with proper pass
ports. and that Smith and one of the sup
posed officers should return in their car
rage and run the chance of scrutiny at
the barrier gate. They set out to do so,
but the carriage again broke down, and
the friends walked on. passed the barrier
unchalenged and escaped to Rouen, while
the carriage, when it reached the gate,
was stopped and examined.
After numberless adventures at Rouen
and elsewhere, the fugitive and his guide
reached Havre. While approaching the
mouth of the Seine they obtained good
view of the harbor, and the driver of their
carriage, little suspecting the important
''fare" behind him, pointed out the spot
"vhere we caught Admiral Smith" The
| travellers displayed proper interest, and the
encouraged Jehu ended his recital by say
| ing boastfully, "And now we hold him
| fast
! The admiral was concealed for some
| DAYS in fisherman's hut outside of Havre
and finally embarked on lugger. Pass
| ing from the hut to the boat, be overheard
| some one say in French: 81 know that
man. He is Admiral Smith"
Pretending not to understand the re-
mark, Sir Sidney kept his hands on his
concealed weapons. determined to fight in
case he should he seized. The lugger pass
ed the gunboat pickets off the harbor by
boldly answering the challenge.
When the lugger was fairly out to sea,
one of the fishermen recognized the heroic
sailor and said so, greatly to the alarm OF
those who were in the plot. A character
istic speech, however assured them that,
barring accident, the danger of recapture
was over. "Monsieur Admiral, +" said the
sailor, ait is useless for you to try to hide
from us. We have frequently been on
board of your frigate, the Diamond, where
we were always well treated. You often
gave us brandy and biscuits, and we have
never forgotten those good Offices"
lie and his fellows We're true to that
sentiment, and although they cruised
among loyal French vessels for some day,
no one was so ungrateful as to betray thu
secret of the disguised passenger. AT length
the lugger sighted a British man-o'-wai
and hung about her until chance Offered
to send the admiral off in n rowboat. HI
was picked up by the gunboat, stanci
"A gun ship, able to protect her distin
guished guest, and conveyed to Ports
mouth.
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eminent appointed him to the comman
of the fine so gun ship, the Tiger, and sen
him TO the Mediterranean against Napo
leon. He was also commissioned ministe
plenipotentiary to the Ottoman porte. Ii
was then only "a years old. Napoleon wa
rapidly conquering the east, and the Turk
ish navy was but caricature as compar
ed with that of the French. Sir Sidney sc
to work to create navy and also to pre-
pare for coast defense That duty Carrie
him to Acre. With his ships he lombard
ed Napoleon's army while it was on tn
march to besiege the town and afterwar
waylaid Napoeon's flotilla bearing sieg
trains and supplies to the besiegers. Dun
ing the assaults ON the town Smiths CUR
boat fire moved down the storming co
umns with enormous slaughter, FINAL
the gallant admiral landed his sailor
and upon the walls of Acre inspired tn
Moslems with valor far outstripping the
native religious zeal. Napoleon was r,
pulsed after siege of 60 days. "The fat
of the east lay in that small town." wro
the emperor in his exile. Had st. Jea
d'Acre fallen, should have changed IL
face of the world
Truly, Smith had revenged himself f
that year in the dungeon of the Temple.
q. GEORGE l.. KILMER.