We had been some two and a half days out of Corinto, so my period of detention was not of long duration.

I also got infinitely better messing than any hotel in Panama afforded.
The seas on either side of Darien Isthmus were at one time the scene of the many brave but often cruel deeds of the great adventurers and explorers like Drake, buccaneers like Morgan, pirates like Kidd and Wallace.

Morgan, a Welshman, sacked and destroyed old Panama, a rich and palatial city, in 1670.

He also captured the strong fortress town, Porto Bello.

Drake captured the rich and important Cartagena.