CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.

She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.

One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.

And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.

Kate's high spirits delighted her uncle.