CHAPTER II.

FROM TRIESTE TO GIBRALTAR.

Departure.--Fair Voyage down the Adriatic.--A Man lost and found

again.--Passage through the Straits of Messina.--The Steamer

_Sta. Lucia_ returns to Trieste.--Regulations and Instructions

for further Proceedings.--A Day on Board the _Novara_.--

Sunrise.--Cleaning the Ship.--Mental and Physical Occupation.--

Moonlight at Sea. 11