KING'S CUTTERS AND SMUGGLERS 1700-1855

by

E. KEBLE CHATTERTON
Author of "Sailing Ships and Their Story," "The Romance of the Ship"
"The Story of the British Navy," "Fore and Aft," Etc.

With 33 Illustrations and Frontispiece in Colours







[Illustration: REVENUE CRUISER CHASING SMUGGLING LUGGER.
Before firing on a smuggler the cruiser was bound to hoist his Revenue
colours--both pennant and ensign--no matter whether day or night.
(_from the original painting by Charles Dixon, R.I._)]




London
George Allen & Company, Ltd.
44 & 45 Rathbone Place
1912
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