Wales.  One fourth of the vessel was owned in South Carolina, and the share of the South Carolina owner was omitted from the ransom bond—­amount of bond being less one-fourth fifteen thousand dollars.  Having burned the Neapolitan, I steamed in for Gibraltar at 2.30 P.M.  Passed under Europa point at about dusk, and stood in, and anchored in the bay at about 7.30 P.M.  Boarded in a few minutes by a boat from an English frigate, with an offer of service.  Sent a boat alongside the health ship.

Sunday, January 19th.—­We found early this morning we had pratique.  A number of English officers and citizens came on board.  At 10 I called on board the frigate that had sent the boat on board of us last night, but was informed that the Captain (who was absent) was not the commanding officer present, and that the latter lived on shore.  At 2 P.M.  I landed at the arsenal and called upon the commanding naval officer, who received me very politely.  I asked the loan of an anchor, having but one, and the Captain promised to supply me with one if there should be no objection on the part of the law officers of the Crown!  Walked from the Captain’s little oasis—­scooped out as it were from the surface of the Rock, with a nice garden-plot and trees, shrubbery, &c.—­down into the town, and called on Lieutenant-General Sir W.J.  Codrington, K.C.B., the Governor, an agreeable type of an English gentleman of about fifty to fifty-five years of age.  The Governor tendered me the facilities of the market, &c., and in the course of conversation said he should object to my making Gibraltar a station, at which to be at anchor for the purpose of sallying out into the Strait and seizing my prey.  I told him that this had been settled as contrary to law by his own distinguished judge, Sir William Scott, sixty years ago, and that he might rely upon my taking no step whatever violative of the neutrality of England, so long as I remained in her ports, &c.  The garrison is about seven thousand strong, and it being Sunday, the parade-ground and streets were thronged with gay uniforms.  Spain, with her hereditary jealousy and imperiousness of character, is very formal and strict about intercourse with the Rock.  The Duke of Beaufort visited us to-day.

Monday, January 20th.—­Very fresh, threatening a gale.  Ship reported as having dragged her anchor.  Ordered steam to be got up and the berth shifted.  Ran in nearer to the eastern shore into four fathom water and where it was smoother.

Tuesday, January 21st.—­The westerly wind is bringing a fleet of ships into the bay.  To-day Colonel Freemantle came on board to return my visit on the part of the Governor, and to read to me, by the latter’s direction, a memorandum of the conversation which had passed between us on Sunday.  The points noted were—­first, that we had agreed that I should receive all necessary facilities for the repair (from private sources) and supply of my ship, contraband of war excepted; and,