226 SPORTING ADVENTURES 



lighthouse on any part of the coast. The 

 attention of the Government of Panama having 

 been called to this fact by the Government of 

 her Britannic Majesty, their Congress voted the 

 sum of 35,000 dols. (7000Z.) for the purpose 

 of erecting lighthouses where they were most 

 needed, and applied to H. M. Charge-d' Affaires 

 at Bogota for assistance in the matter. In 

 consequence of his representation, I was ordered 

 by the Admiral to proceed in the " Reindeer," 

 upon the arrival of his flag-ship, to examine 

 the adjacent coasts, and to report upon the 

 best sites for erecting lighthouses, and placing 

 buoys and beacons in the Bay of Panama. 

 Whilst waiting the arrival of the " Repulse," 

 I took the opportunity of consulting with the 

 captains of the English and American mail 

 steamers, whose local knowledge was of great 

 use to me on this subject. 



One morning, whilst we were at anchor off 

 Taboga, we saw the flag-ship coming up from 

 the southward, so we got under weigh and ran 

 down to meet her, and accompanied her to the 



