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He was thus engaged when the English captain entered, and was not a little astonished to hear the mutual expressions of surprise that were uttered by both the ladies and the officer himself, while a moment sufficed to show them to be old acquaintances! HE WAS THUS ENGAGED WHEN THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN ENTERED AND WAS NOT A LITTLE ASTONISHED TO HEAR THE MUTUAL EXPRESSIONS OF SURPRISE THAT WERE UTTERED BY BOTH THE LADIES AND THE OFFICER HIMSELF WHILE A MOMENT SUFFICED TO SHOW THEM TO BE OLD ACQUAINTANCES
 attracted to the harbor by the firing of the heavy swivel. They were admitted within the stockade. That they were English was at once observable, by the flag that floated from the graceful craft that had now rounded to and come to an anchor within blank cartridge shot of the factory or barracoons. The officer felt authorized to interfere, as we have seen, but his power of search and of interference in the peculiar trade of the coast ceased the moment he touched the land. His jurisdiction did not extend over any residents on their property, unless it was afloat; over the coast and rivers he claimed jurisdiction only. The new comers were hospitably entertained by Don Leonardo, white the officer who had led them, and whose insignia of rank betrayed his station as captain, was introduced into the more private apartments of the place, where were the ladies and Captain Ratlin, the latter trying to re-assure them, and to quiet their fears on account of the late fearful business of the fight. AND WHICH HAD BEEN ATTRACTED TO THE HARBOUR BY THE FIRING OF THE HEAVY SWIVEL THEY WERE ADMITTED WITHIN THE STOCKADE THAT THEY WERE ENGLISH WAS AT ONCE OBSERVABLE BY THE FLAG THAT FLOATED FROM THE GRACEFUL CRAFT THAT HAD NOW ROUNDED TWO AND COME TO AN ANCHOR WITHIN BLANK CARTRID SHOT OF THE FACTORY OR BARRACOONS THE OFFICER FELT AUTHORIZED TO INTERFERE AS WE HAVE SEEN BUT HIS POWER OF SEARCH AND OF INTERFERENCE IN THE PECULIAR TRADE OF THE COAST CEASED THE MOMENT HE TOUCHED THE LAND HIS JURISDICTION DID NOT EXTEND OVER ANY RESIDENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY UNLESS IT WAS AFLOAT OVER THE COAST AND RIVERS HE CLAIMED JURISDICTION ONLY THE NEW COMERS WERE HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED BY DON LEONARDO WHILE THE OFFICER WHO HAD LED THEM AND WHOSE INSIGNIA OF RANK BETRAYED HIS STATION AS CAPTAIN WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE MORE PRIVATE APARTMENTS OF THE PLACE WHERE WERE THE LADIES AND CAPTAIN RATLIN THE LATTER TRYING TO REASSURE THEM AND TO QUIET THEIR FEARS ON ACCOUNT OF THE LATE FEARFUL BUSINESS OF THE FIGHT
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