The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-23


"sIR, SWEAR TO ACCOMPANY YOU wHER-
EVER YOU CHOOSE TO CONDUCT MEl''
ed that two travellers should arrive in Paris
from neighboring 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 30,
but the carriage again broke down, and
| the friends walked on, passed the barrier
unchallenged 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
flare" behind him, pointed out the spot
"where 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. he 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 be seized The lugger pass
ed the gnnboat 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 AMI said so, greatly to the alarm Of
.I.xs
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"
He and his 'allows were true to that
| sentiment, and although they cruised
| among loyal French vessels for some days
no one was so ungrateful as to betray tie
secret of the disguised passenger. At length
| the lugger sighted British man-o'-war
| and hung about her until chance offered
to send the admiral of in n rowboat. He
was picked up by the gunboat, a stanch
A gun ship, able TO protect her distin-
| guished guest, and conveyed to Ports
| mouth.
All England lonized the hero. The gov
eminent appointed him to the command
of the fine so gun ship, the Tiger, and sent
him TO the Mediterranean against Napo-
leon. He was also commissioned minister
| plenipotentiGry to the Ottoman porte. He
was then only "a years old. Napoleon was
rapidly conquering the east, and the Turk.
ish navy was but caricature as compar-
ed with that Of the French. Sir Sidney set
to work to create navy and also to pre-
pare for coast defense. That duty carried
him to Acre. With his ships he lombard
ed Napoleon's army while it was on the
march to besiege the town and afterward
waylaid Napoleon's fotilla bearing siege
trains and supplies to the besiegers. Dur
| ing the assaults on the town Smiths gun
boat fire moved down the storming col
umns with enormous slaughter. Finally
the gallant admiral landed his sailors
and upon the walls Of Acre inspired the
Moslems with valor far outstripping their
native religious zeal. Napoleon was re-
pulsed after siege of 60 days. "The fate
Of the east lay in that small town." wrote
the emperor In his exile. "Had st. Jean
d'Acre fallen, should have changed the
face Of the world"
| Truly, Smith had revenged himself for
that year in the dungeon of the Temple.
GEORGE L. KILMER.