stand of arms on board, and three
pieces of artillery, which would fire three-pound shot or shell. With
these pieces the salute was fired on the occasion of hoisting the
sunburst on Easter Sunday. As regards ammunition, there were about a
million-and-a-half rounds on board."

Colonel S.R. Tresilian, in the lecture already alluded to, gave the
following facetious account of the warlike stores which were on board
the vessel:--

We found the cargo to consist of 5,000 rat-tail files, of
different sizes and descriptions. Then there were several
smaller files that mechanics carry in their pockets; then
again there was the flat file, in respectable numbers, that
are used for cutting on either edge, and that are carried
in sheathes, to prevent the mechanics from cutting their
neighbours' fingers. These files were to be distributed to the
paupers in Ireland, to enable them to sharpen their teeth, so
that they could masticate animal food at the grand barbecue
that was to be given on the landing of our vessel. Another
portion of the cargo was 200,000 puff-balls and sugar-plums,
for gratuitous distribution among our English friends and
brethren in Ireland.

It surely was a daring venture to run that craft, freighted as she
was, across the ocean, and sail her for days along the coast of
Ireland. The lecturer gave the following account of her voyagings:--

The craft made three landings in Ireland, and one in England,
and they were very near being captured several times. At no
time were they over twelve miles from a British man-of-war,
a frigate, ram, or gun-boat, and were continually annoyed by
pilots. They were at sea 107 days; 38 days from America to
Ireland, in which, they sailed 3,565 miles; 24 days round
the coast of Ireland and England, 2,023 miles; 47 days from
Ireland to America, 3,577 miles; making a grand total of 9,205
miles.

As regards the return voyage, the lecturer gave the following
information:--

On the return trip they had, in starting from the coast of
Ireland, one barrel sound bread, one barrel mouldy bread,
one rice, pork 6 lbs., one box fish, one barrel of beef, one
bushel of beans, two quarts of molasses, one-half lb. sugar,
tea and coffee in sufficient quantities, one-third rations
of water. They ran out of everything except bread and water
before reaching the Banks of Newfoundland, w