The chase crowded on all steam, but she was soon overhauled, and found to be a Norwegian trader.

After a satisfactory explanation she was permitted to go.

Three hours later the "Yankee" dropped anchor off Mole St.Nicholas, a Haytian seaport brought into some prominence through the location of a cable station.
Mole St.Nicholas is a little collection of tropical-looking houses set among palm trees at the foot of a large hill, which in places aspires to the dignity of a mountain.

The town itself is rather picturesquely situated, the foliage-covered background and beautiful inlet of pure clear water giving it a natural setting very attractive to our eyes.
After we had been anchored an hour or so, a bumboat came out, manned by a crew of two coal-black negroes who spoke a French patois, intermingled with comical English.

The boat itself was a queer, stubby craft propelled by home-made oars.