IN THE 'PACIFIC 71 



canvas, and by noon the following day we had 

 scored 252 miles since three p.m. the day before : 

 the clipper was nowhere in sight. Our prospects 

 of making a quick run were, however, ruined 

 by the wind falling light, and the morning of 

 the 5th July we were becalmed within sight of 

 our port. Whilst steaming up for the anchorage 

 we observed an American barque drifting into 

 Chorillons Bay and showing signals of distress ; 

 so taking her in tow we gave her an offing, and 

 running through the Boqueron Channel reached 

 Callao soon after dark. 



The " Champion " came in the next morning, 

 and her skipper was not a little disappointed to 

 find us in before him, though, of course, it was 

 not a fair beating. 



The American barque which we had assisted 

 also arrived, and her captain came on board to 

 thank us. The poor fellow was greatly relieved, 

 and somewhat surprised to find that there was 

 nothing to pay. 



The admiral took up his quarters at the 

 house of Mr. Petrie, the manager of the Pacific 



