But "No," said he, "I hit upon a better notion to-day in the Den," and to explain this notion he produced from his pocket a large, vulgar bottle, which shocked Miss Ailie, and indeed that bottle had not passed through the streets uncommented on.
Mr.McLean having observed this bottle afloat on the Silent Pool, had fished it out with his stick, and its contents set him chuckling.

They consisted of a sheet of paper which stated that the bottle was being flung into the sea in lat.

20, long.

40, by T.Sandys, Commander of the Ailie, then among the breakers.

Sandys had little hope of weathering the gale, but he was indifferent to his own fate so long as his enemy did not escape, and he called upon whatsoever loyal subjects of the Queen should find this document to sail at once to lat.