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lovers. He laid plan, with the other re-
lations of his house, to surprise and wipe out
the dishonourable stain upon their family by
the blood ofthc guilty pair. In effect, they
were nearly surprised together; but, hear
ing an unusual stir in the house at the dead
hour Of night, the lovers suspected the hor-
lible fate that awaited them, and, escaping
by back way, got into gondola, and were
soon among the Dalmatian isles, on the OBJ
posite shore of the Adriatic. Here they
found solitude Of silence and melancholy
not i'll suited to the disposition of lovers.
Ilalf-destroyed buildings and mouldering
walls denoted the fullcn grandeur and decay
of the Roman empire; the proud remnants
of the fallen mistress of the world; now in
habited by wild beasts, or by men scarcely
more humanised. At one view were to be
seen the broken columns and pediments of
the palaces of the Caesars, and tho clay
built huts Of the worthless Heyduks, the
luxurious baths of the Roman natricians,
and the smoky cabins Of the Dalmatian
Doors. But new--an unexpected danger
awaited them. little less drca1ed than that
| from which they had Just before 50 narrow
" escaped. They fell into the hands of a
rest of piraticaI bandtt, who made it their
practice to rob both by sea and land Con-
rad defended himself and mistress with such
desperate courage, as, though soon over
powered, procured him the esteem and res
pcct of the banditti, who, eager to passess SO
courageous commander, oficred him such
terms as, in such desperate state Of affairs,
! il would have been madness to have refused
! uisiutrepiditv at length raised him to the
rank OF their captain. and they were the ter
ror not only Of the Airatic, but OF the Med
iterrancan sca--The daring of those pirates
NAV be guessed from their ventnring int
the harbour Of Constantinople, where, if dis
covered, certain dosth by the most horrible
torments awaited them. But they disguised
themselves and their vessel so we'll. that
they ventured every where to gain informa-
ton, and then pounced upon their unsus-
pecting prey. Their principle rendezvn,i:


was on one oi' the most barren and inacces-
slble Of the naimatian isles, where, if in dan


ger Of being overpowcred, they could pre-
sently cross over to the continent, and eludc
all pursuit among the crags and precipices


of the widest country in the uniyerse.-Cun-
RAIDS rival, with party of his friends, fittet


out stout vessel, and sailed in pursuit o


the fngitivcs, more now though revenge thar


any other passion. He traced the lover:
to their haunts, outbound them too strong tt


be overpowrrcd, and too wary to be entrap


ped; and was compelled to return with hi


revenge ungrathed."