This is what happened to the _Triton_. The mules and the shifted cargo
together made such a heavy weight on one side that she keeled over, and
within fifteen minutes of the time she first struck the bank she sank,
carrying down with her one hundred and fifty of the passengers and crew.
The accident happened in the early dawn, when many of the people were
asleep in their berths, and though the captain had them roused, and
lowered the boats to try and take them off the sinking ship, the seas
ran so high that the small boats were swamped, and it was impossible to
save the unfortunate passengers.
The ship went down in one hundred and twenty fathoms of water, so it is
not likely that her valuable cargo of arms and money will ever be
recovered. The loss is a serious one to Spain at this moment, when she
needs every penny she has to help her out of her many difficulties.
* * * * *
There are disquieting rumors that the Carlists are smuggling large
quantities of arms into Spain from France, and it is thought that the
long-deferred rising will occur very shortly.
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