friends of the prisoner-captain, and they laid a plan for his escape.
The gaol-keeper being one day in attendance at the Town Hall, a light cart with a smart-trotting horse was driven to a smith's shoeing place in the neighbourhood of the gaol, and two of the captain's friends began a game of pitch and toss, in a narrow street adjoining the gaol, and by their conversation conveyed intelligence to the imprisoned captain what they were about to do. Going to the outer door of the gaol, they rang the bell, which was answered by the old lady, the gaoler's wife. She was immediately seized, gagged, and tied securely into a chair. The captain was quickly fetched out, and as quickly taken to the cart in waiting. Being a big, fat man, his rescuers did not give him time to get up into the cart in the usual way, but bundled him into the back part of the cart, the tail board having been left down for the purpose. He was pretty soon out of the town, and he made his escape. When the gaoler returned from the Town Hall, he was surprised to find no notice taken of his ringing for admittance. Ultimately, the door was broken open, and his poor old wife was found as above described. I am informed that the person who took the captain prisoner is still living at Gravesend, and that there are many people there who recollect the circumstance.
My readers will recollect the story of Jack's swim ming adventure which took place near the Pier Rocks at Hastings. The following transaction, which oc-
