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Dampier's account of herself is true so far as you've been able to ascertain such a fact in a few minutes' conversation with an unknown man over the telephone but that does not affect my good opinion of the Poulains." And on this the father and son parted, for the first time in their joint lives, seriously at odds the one with the other. "Give you an introduction to our Prefect of Police?
"We know nothing of this man Dampier," he said, "but I would stake my life on Mrs. Dampier's truthfulness." The Senator rose from his chair. Gerald's attitude was generous; he would not have had him otherwise but still he felt irritated by his son's suspicion of the Poulains.
During his stay on the coast of New Guinea Dampier, besides those discoveries already enumerated, made others, and the frequent appearance of his name on a modern chart of this coast still commemorates them. Of Dampier's personality his writings give us little insight.
Their next enterprise, which was to surprise the fleet in the Bay of Santa Maria, also failed, although Dampier captured a few small vessels sailing thence. At Nocoya John Clipperton, Dampier's chief mate, ran off with the tender, carrying away his captain's commission, as well as most of the ammunition and stores.
Dampier's story, and you only believe a part. If I shared your view I should think very ill of her indeed. "Yes," said the Senator slowly, "that is so, Gerald. I believe that the Poulains are telling the truth, and that this poor young woman thinks she is telling the truth two very different things, my boy, as you will find out by the time you know as much of human nature as I now do.
I have also consulted the brief notices in Dampier's Voyages, Wafer's Voyages, various gazetteers, and some maps and pamphlets relating to Admiral Vernon's attack in 1739-40. There is a capital description of the place as it was in its decadence, circa 1820, in Michael Scott's "Tom Cringle's Log." Chagres castle Across the isthmus Sufferings of the buccaneers Venta Cruz Old Panama
"This opinion he supports by a fair induction from facts, and the opening of twelve miles wide, seen by Vlaming's two vessels, near the same place, and in which they could find no anchorage, strongly corroborated Dampier's supposition." Francis and St. Peters.
"I now understand your view," said the Senator gravely. "But even if it be the true solution, it does not explain the inexplicable difference between Mrs. Dampier's statement and that of the Poulains I mean, their statements as to what happened the night Mr. and Mrs. Dampier arrived in Paris." "No," said the lawyer reluctantly.
If any objections should be raised from Dampier's misfortune in that voyage, it is easy to show that it ought to have no manner of weight whatever, since, though he was an excellent pilot, he is allowed to have been but a bad commander; besides, the Roebuck, in which he sailed, was a worn-out frigate that would hardly swim; and it is no great wonder that in so crazy a vessel the people were a little impatient at being abroad on discoveries; yet, after all, he performed what he was sent for; and, by the discovery of this island of New Britain, secured us an indisputable right to a country, that is, or might be made, very valuable.
It did not seem advisable to attempt a landing on that side of it, and when a little snow began to fall he looked at his companions. "I guess we've got to pull her out," said Charly. "Dampier's heaving a reef down; he sees what's working up to windward."
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