Transcriber’s Note: Italics text is enclosed in _underscores_; boldface text is enclosed in =equals signs=. WITH THE FLAG IN THE CHANNEL [Illustration: He was past the sentry now. (See page 141.) ] WITH THE FLAG IN THE CHANNEL OR, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN GUSTAVUS CONYNGHAM BY JAMES BARNES AUTHOR OF MIDSHIPMAN FARRAGUT, THE HERO OF THE ERIE, COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE, ETC. _ILLUSTRATED BY CARLTON T. CHAPMAN_ [Illustration] NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1902 COPYRIGHT, 1902 BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY _Published September, 1902_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.--THE PROJECT 1 II.--THE VOYAGE OF THE CHARMING PEGGY 10 III.--BOARDED 20 IV.--IN HOLLAND AND FRANCE 29 V.--COMMISSIONED 41 VI.--THE SURPRISE 47 VII.--THE CHANNEL CRUISE 55 VIII.--THE HARWICH PACKET 62 IX.--THE ARREST 70 X.--IN PARIS AGAIN 81 XI.--THE REVENGE 87 XII.--SAILING ORDERS 94 XIII.--IN THE CHANNEL 108 XIV.--ON THE IRISH COAST 116 XV.--THE CAPTURE 125 XVI.--IMPRISONMENT 133 XVII.--FREEDOM 144 XVIII.--CONCLUSION 154 LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE He was past the Sentry now _Frontispiece_ The yawl was in the midst of the smother 51 A score of men poured over the bows 64 At the end of the wharf was a rakish-looking vessel 94 The dreaded Revenge was lying in the harbor 121 One after another the men were pulled forth 151 Facsimile of Conyngham’s petition to Congress, December 26, 1797 154 The “lost commission” 157 WITH THE FLAG IN THE CHANNEL CHAPTER I THE PROJECT