pressed. There was a story current in Hastings about the commencement of the present century of one Captain Dore, at least Dore was an assumed name. He was a fine man, full of what Englishmen admire, pluck and daring, and he declared he never would be taken. He was married, and his wife's name was Johanna. He had a remarkably fast sailing cutter called the Jane, built by Ransom and Ridley, a ship-building firm once existing in Hastings. It was said of him when he was being pursued, that he would frequently exclaim, " Go along, Jane, or Johanna will be a widow ." It came to pass that Johanna became a widow, though it was never positively known what became of the captain, his vessel, and crew ; it was, however, generally believed, that being hard pressed he scuttled and sunk her and all on board, somewhere off the south coast of Ireland.
At the commencement of the present century, the smugglers used long fast sailing luggers ; these were sometimes called " hack-boats," sometimes " constitution boats." I have seen them put off from Hastings, when I was a boy, it being no secret where they were going and on what errand.
A SMUGGLER'S BOAT FIRED AT AND DRIVEN ASHORE AT HASTINGS.
An occurrence took place at Hastings about 1816 or 1817. About six p.m. on a fine summer evening, a gun was heard at sea, and from its loud report, it -
