CURIOUS SMUGGLING STORY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6296, 21 January 1882, Page 7

CURIOUS SMUGGLING STORY.

There is quite an old-fashioned flavour abou the smuggling story ■which comc3 from St Helier's, and reminds one of the merry day: of which Captain Marryatt writes in sucl dashing style. The officers of H.M.S Dasher received information that recentl; an attempt would be made to run a cargo o brandy ashore. The person who gave thi information described the sort of boat tha would be employed in this illegal venture and was able to form an idea o£ the tim when the business was likely to come oB Strict watch was kept by the gallant Dasher and vigilance was rewarded at length by th appearance of a little craft, which bore ; close resemblance to the expected smuggler Everything had been prepared in view to thi incident. A boat was manned by a numbe of the crew who had been told off for th purpose; and in a very few moments a ho chase after the suspected vessel was begun Seeing this, the men in the smuggler gay way with a will, and over several miles o salt water pursuer and pursued strugglec desperately. But the sailors were too goo< for the reprobates, who had probablj weakened themselves by too hearty an in dulgence in their own liquors, and at lengtl the runaways were reached and ordered tc surrender. This they did; and on investigation surely enough a number of casks were found lashed alongside. As a matter ot course the crew of the smuggler were pusoners; but the curious part of the matter was that they did not seem tc care in the lea3t, and even appeared to be much amused at the situation. "What this demeanour could possibly signify greatlj perplexed the captors, but at length il occurred to them to examine the brandy A cask was opened, and then the secret camt to lieht Not brandy, but salt water was ii mS rennon to fair th.t th. h»t wirteh information Ml- B'™» "J SthfsmSrsf undisturbed by fear ol discovery conducted their nefarious business bi peaee' and- security elsewhere.-Globe, . : Key«nber 29. ;