Sandy Carmichael. By C. J. Hine. (Sampson Low and Co.)—
Sandy Carmichael is one of the best stories we have read, dealing with the exploits of the English on the Spanish Main. The nar-
rative starts with the flight of two of Charles Edward's officers from Culloden Moor ; one soon dies from his wounds, and the remaining one, falling in with an Irishman, in similar plight, the two steal a sailing-boat, intending to make for the Esk. A pri- vateer runs them down in the dark, however, and they go to the Spanish Main, hold Callao to ransom, and come back loaded with dollars. Such is the plot, and, we may add, the characters and the action of the story are excellent. The Irishman is amusing and original, and so is Sneyd, the Jacobite officer ; while " Sandy " does not figure so very often. The story is a bit too long, and the intro- duction of some South Sea wonders is not altogether in harmony with the rest of the narrative ; but otherwise it is capital fiction, and the author is as much at home at sea as on land. One scene, the parley between Sneyd and the Governor of Callao for the price of the town, is extremely well done.
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