COASTGUARD—OFFICIAL RETURN OF SEIZURES—ESTIMATED LOSS TO THE REVENUE IN 1831—THE SHAM SMUGGLER OF THE SEASIDE—THE MODERN COASTGUARD INDEX 249 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS “The Gentlemen go by” _Frontispiece_. PAGE The Owlers 12 The Owlers chase the Customs Officers into Rye 16 Goudhurst Church 40 “The Cautious turned their Faces away while the 46 Freetraders passed” Breaking open the Custom-house at Poole. _From an 48 old Print_ The “Red Lion,” Rake 54 Sufferings of Daniel Chater. _From an old Print_ 56 Murder of Hawkins at the “Dog and Partridge.” 64 _From an old Print_ The “Dog and Partridge,” Slindon Common 66 “For our Parson” 76 The Chop-backs 78 The Drummer of Herstmonceux 82 Tandridge Church 84 Tombstone at Tandridge 86 “Run the Rascal through!” 92 Barham meets the Smugglers 96 A Landing at Bo-Peep 98 Smugglers’ Tracks near Ewhurst 102 The Miller’s Tomb 104 Langston Harbour 106 Bedhampton Mill 110 The “Green Man,” Bradwell Quay 112 Kitchen of the “Green Man” 114 “The Light of other Days” 136 The Devils of Talland 144 Escape of Johnson 156 Johnson putting off from Brighton Beach 158 “Oft from yon bat-haunted tow’r” 168 Prussia Cove 170 In a French Prison 174 Jack Rattenbury. _From an old Print_ 184 Smugglers hiding Goods in a Tomb 214 Dragoons dispersing Smugglers 222 Smugglers attacked. _From a mezzo-tint after Sir 228 Francis Bourgeois_ Smugglers defeated. _From a mezzotint after Sir 234 Francis Bourgeois_ INTRODUCTORY