He told me that the ship being only stranded, not sunk, the contraband cargo aboard was doubtless in good condition.

The French custom-house men were guarding the wreck.

If their vigilance could be--h'm--removed by some means, or even merely reduced, a lot of these rifles and cartridges could be taken off quietly at night by certain Spanish fishing boats.

In fact, salved for the Carlists, after all.

He thought it could be done.