Outward trip--Waiting for a favourable night to run out--Take the first that offers--Not very favourable--Observed by the blockading fleet, and brought to--The enemy's boat comes alongside--Singular accident--Perilous position of the enemy's boat and crew--A scene of confusion--We escape in the flurry--A cruiser in the distance at daylight--Southerly winds--A norther--A false alarm--Arrival at Vera Cruz--Landing and disposal of the cargo--Departure from Vera Cruz--Arrival at Havana