DEPARTURE OF THE CORSAIR. 49 
That same day Alloy was replaced in the command of 
the fortress by the Irish Colonel of the Ultonian regi- 
ment; the corsair left for a fresh cruise, taking away 
Pablo Blanco; and I became once more the roving mer- 
_ chant from Schwekat. 
From the windmill, where we underwent our quaran- 
tine, I could see the tricoloured flag flying on the fortress 
of Figueras. The reconnoitring parties of the cavalry 
came sometimes within five or six hundred metres; it 
would not then have been difficult for me to escape. 
However, as the regulations against those who violate 
the sanitary laws are very rigorous in Spain, as they pro- 
nounce the penalty of death against him who infringes 
them, I only determined to make my escape on the eve 
of our admission to pratique. 
The night being come I crept on pen along the 
briars, and I should soon have got beyond the line of 
sentinels who guarded us. A noisy uproar which I 
heard among the Moors made me determine to reénter, 
and I found these poor people in an unspeakable state of 
uneasiness, thinking themselves lost if I left ; I therefore 
remained. 
The next day a strong picquet of troops presented 
itself before the mill. The mancuvres made by it in- 
spired all of us with anxiety, but especially Captain 
Krog.* “ What will they do with us?” he exclaimed. 
“ Alas! you will see only too soon,” replied the Spanish 
officer. This answer made every one believe that they 
were going to shoot us. What might have strengthened 
me in this idea was the obstinacy with which Captain 
Krog and two other individuals of small size hid them- 
* This appears to be an oversight, as in a preceding page M. Arago 
described the fortunate release of Captain Krog from this captivity. 
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