24 MEMOIR. 



in the Mediterranean, and the ships on the Syrian coast were in 

 imminent peril. The ' Pique ' frigate dragged her anchor, and 

 narrowly escaped going ashore. The ' Zebra,' less fortunate, did 

 go ashore, and became a wreck, but the crew were providentially 

 saved. This happened in the Bay of Acre, just under Mount 

 Carmel. On the mountain looking over the sea there is a 

 convent. The good monks prayed for the sailors during the 

 terrible storm, and showed the greatest kindness and hospit- 

 ality to the shipwrecked crew. For three months the crew of 

 the ' Zebra ' remained, living in tents at Caiffa, till they were 

 taken off by the ' Castor.' During this time cases of plague mani- 

 fested themselves among the seamen of the ' Zebra ' ; thirteen 

 were attacked and nine died. They underwent great hardships, 

 but from these young Graham never suffered harm, being blessed 

 with a strong constitution. 



After this the next station to which he was appointed was 

 the North American. He served the usual time on this station, 

 then came home and passed for lieutenant, but soon after left 

 the service. 



Mr Graham showed early a remarkable talent for drawing. 

 Even as a boy his habit was to draw everything he wished to 

 remember. During his voyages and life on board ship he 

 collected in this way a great number of sketches of places and 

 of incidents. These he arranged later in books, so making an 

 illustrated journal of his travels and life at sea. His lively 

 interest in all he saw and in the people he met, combined with 

 his excellent memory and power of description, made him a most 

 agreeable companion. 



