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ness of Lieutenant Walton, a cot had been slung for me. 

 It hung between a tiller- wheel and a flue, and at one A.M. 

 I was roused by the banging of the cot against its boun- 

 daries. But the wind was now behind us, and we went 

 along at a speed of eleven knots. We felt certain of 

 reaching Cadiz by three. But a new lighthouse came in 

 sight, which some affirmed to be Cadiz Lighthouse, while 

 the surrounding houses were declared to be those of Cadiz 

 itself. Out of deference to these statements, the navigat- 

 ing lieutenant changed his course, and steered for the 

 place. A pilot came on board, and he informed us that 

 we were before the mouth of the Guadalquivir, and that 

 the lighthouse was that of Cipiona. Cadiz was still some 

 eighteen miles distant. 



We steered toward the city, hoping to get into the har- 

 bor before dark. But the pilot who would have guided 

 us had been snapped up by another vessel, and we did 

 not get in. We beat about during the night, and in the 

 morning found ourselves about fifteen miles from Cadiz. 

 The sun rose behind the city, and we steered straight into 

 the light. The three-towered cathedral stood in the midst, 

 round which swarmed apparently a multitude of chimney- 

 stacks. A nearer approach showed the chimneys fco be 

 small turrets. A pilot was taken on board; for there is 

 a dangerous shoal in the harbor. The appearance of the 

 town as the sun shone upon its white and lofty walls was 

 singularly beautiful. We cast anchor; some officials ar- 

 rived and demanded a clean bill of health. We had none. 

 They would have nothing to do with us; so the yellow 

 quarantine flag was hoisted, and we waited for permission 

 to land the Cadiz party. After some hours' delay, the 

 English consul and vice-consul came on board, and with 



