Thrusting my pistols into my belt, and buckling on my cartridge-box, I gave orders to the boats' crew, that, in case they discovered any thing like treachery or surprise, after I had gotten on shore, to cut the water-casks adrift, and make the best of their way on board the prize.

2 casks ball cartridges.

"Early on Monday morning I went out and purchased four lengths of stout quarteringtwo long and two shorta coil of rope, a two-block tackle of the kind known to mariners as a 'handy Billy' and a pair of cask-grips.

His eyes also received a caress from the past upon taking in the panorama of the portsteamers smoking, sailboats with their canvas spread out in the sunlight, bulwarks of orange crates, pyramids of onions, walls of sacks of rice and compact rows of wine casks paunch to paunch.

With the quartering and some lengths of rope I made two cask-slides, a long one for the cellar and a short one for the hand-cart.

And ye," addressing the envoys, "will for the future pay one hundred casks tribute, unless ye would see my father-in-law's galleys on your coasts.