so as to
leave no trace of the transaction behind.

Being armed with a long gun amidships and six long nines, not a slaver
had a chance with her. It was not till long afterwards that Jack became
acquainted with the last-mentioned particulars. She at length
disappeared from the coast, and he could never hear what ultimately
became of her. She was probably either burnt, or driven on shore, or,
still more likely, she was capsized and went down with her living
freight of eight hundred human beings.

CHAPTER NINETEEN.

THE TUDOR AND SUPPLEJACK AT TRINIDAD--JACK'S ACCOUNT OF HIS TRIP UP THE
ORINOCO--THE VICE-CONSUL AND HIS BELONGINGS--A KNOWING PILOT--TOM BIT BY
A TURTLE--TORTOISES--THE BRIG AMONG THE TREES--SPIDER'S ATTEMPT TO
ESCAPE--THE MIDSHIPMEN GO IN CHASE AND LOSE THEMSELVES--BOARDED BY
ANTS--NEARLY TAKE THE BRIG--SEARCH FOR THE MIDSHIPMEN IN THE FOREST--A
NATIVE HABITATION--ANGOSTURA AND ITS PEOPLE--LAND THE CONSUL AND HIS
BETTER HALF--RETURN.

The _Tudor_ once more came to an anchor off Port of Spain, in the
beautiful island of Trinidad. Terence Adair had been appointed to her
as first lieutenant, and Higson as second; she was accompanied by the
Supplejack, of which Rogers still retained the command, with Bevan as
his senior officer, Jos Green as master, and Needham as boatswain.

The old shipmates were thus, much to their satisfaction, still employed
together. As soon as the sails were furled, Murray went on shore,
accompanied by Jack and Terence, taking with them Tom and Gerald.
Higson had insisted on doing Adair's duty.

"Of course you will want to go and call on your fair cousins, and I
never have been nor ever shall be a lady's man, so they would not be
well pleased to see me in your stead," he said as he made the offer
which Terence very readily accepted.

After Murray had delivered his despatches to the governor, he rejoined
the two lieutenants, who had in the meantime gone to pay a visit to
Antonio Gomez. They found the Don just starting out for his country
house, and he, as they expected, at once ordered horses, and insisted
that they should accompany him.

"Donna Caterina and her daughters will be delighted to see you, and
would not pardon me if I did not bring you along with me," he said in a
warm, hearty tone. "They will be anxious to hear all about their sweet
friend Stella, and what you have been doing since you were here last.
We some time ago received an account of Colonel O'Regan