nded
a louis d'or for that service! Peregrine, with a sarcastic sneer,
observed, that he already began to perceive the justice of his encomiums
on the French; and the disappointed governor could say nothing in his
own vindication, but that they were debauched by their intercourse with
the inhabitants of Dover. His pupil, however, was so much offended at
their extortion, that he absolutely refused to employ them, even when
they abated one half in their demand, and swore he would stay on
board till the packet should be able to enter the harbour, rather than
encourage such imposition.

The master, who in all probability had some sort of fellow-feeling with
the boatmen, in vain represented that he could not with safety lie-to
or anchor upon a lee-shore: our hero, having consulted Pipes, answered,
that he had hired his vessel to transport him to Calais, and that he
would oblige him to perform what he had undertaken. The skipper, very
much mortified at this peremptory reply, which was not over and above
agreeable to Mr. Jolter, dismissed the boat, notwithstanding the
solicitations and condescension of the watermen. Running a little
farther in shore, they came to an anchor, and waited till there was
water enough to float them over the bar. Then they stood into the
harbour; and our gentleman, with his attendants and baggage, were
landed on the pier by the sailors, whom he liberally rewarded for their
trouble.

He was immediately plied by a great number of porters, who, like so
many hungry wolves, laid hold on his baggage, and began to carry it off
piecemeal, without his order or direction. Incensed at this officious
insolence, he commanded them to desist, with many oaths and opprobrious
terms that his anger suggested; and perceiving, that one of them did
not seem to pay any regard to what he said, but marched off with his
burthen, he snatched a cudgel out of his lacquey's hand, and overtaking
the fellow in a twinkling, brought him to the ground with one blow. He
was instantly surrounded by the whole congregation of this canaille, who
resented the injury which their brother had sustained, and would have
taken immediate satisfaction on the aggressor, had not Pipes, seeing his
master involved, brought the whole crew to his assistance, and exerted
himself so manfully that the enemy were obliged to retreat with many
marks of defeat, and menaces of interesting the commandant in their
quarrel. Jolter, who knew and dreaded the power