of London, and undoubtedly many old gentlemen,
physicians and others, were driving about in their coaches, called out,
however unwillingly, by urgent business. Hearing nothing, my curiosity
at length died away, and I thought no more about the matter. I must
remark that Lord George Gordon was afterwards brought to trial, but
acquitted of having in any way participated in the riots and plundering
and destruction of property which had occurred, as also that any of the
disorders had occurred in consequence of his instigation or counsel. He
undoubtedly was influenced in his proceedings by a warm affection for
the Protestant faith, though it may be doubted whether he took the
wisest course to support it. He wished that the multitudes he assembled
should merely produce a moral effect on the Houses of Parliament. The
ruffians and robbers of London took the opportunity, on finding large
masses of people assembled, to create disturbances, and to incite the
more ignorant masses to commit all sorts of outrages in order that they
might have greater licence and opportunities of plunder. In this they
unhappily succeeded, and brought no small amount of opprobrium and
disgrace on the Protestant cause. I have now said, I think, enough
about my adventures on shore.

On the 16th of June Captain Luttrell was superseded in his command of
the Charon by Captain Thomas Symonds, whose son was appointed third
lieutenant of the ship. On the 1st of July we dropped down to
Sheerness, where we got in our guns. On the 12th we removed to the
Little Nore, where the purser, surgeon, lieutenant of marines, gunner
and carpenter quitted the ship. On the 24th we sailed from the Nore,
and on the 25th anchored in the Downs. We quitted it with a convoy on
the 28th, and arrived at Spithead the following morning. Here the first
lieutenant was superseded by Mr Thomas Edwards. On the 6th of August
we sailed from Spithead, and on the 7th anchored in Plymouth Sound.
Here we remained till the 9th, when we proceeded down channel. On the
10th we took our departure from the Lizard, and once more I bade adieu
to the British shore. I will not say that I quitted it with regret. I
dearly loved England, in spite of all her faults, but I believed that I
might on the other side of the Atlantic have a prospect of meeting with
Madeline Carlyon, or at all events of hearing of her, and that alone was
ample inducement to me gladly to encounter all the dangers and har