CHAPTER V

. UNDER THE CRAGS OF THE “TIGHT LITTLE ISLE” 112

The Saucy Yankee Cruisers in British Waters--When Franklin Sailed for France--Wickes in the _Reprisal_ on the Irish Coast--Narrow Escape from a Liner--A Plucky English Lieutenant--Harsh Fate of the Americans in the British Prison--Starved by Act of Parliament--Deeds of the Gallant Connyngham--Well-named Cruisers--A Surprise at a Breakfast Table--Taking Prizes Daily--Why Forty French Ships Loaded in the Thames--Insurance Rates never before Known.

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