He said, "We have 1,300 coastguards at present, and this force is ample when backed by the Royal Irish Constabulary, marching and patrolling in the interior.
Remains enough time for me to get to Scarby, rout out the coastguards and put a stopper on this little game.
After on-shore gales the coastguards find hundreds of them.
As he approached, Doris recognised him as one of thecoastguards from the neighbouring station.
Every house is being searched for last night's work: it seems they surprised the coastguards at the Cross and tied them up in their barracks, before they landed their goods, and now the whole country is being searched by troops.
I thought of the two coastguards snugly shut up in France, in one of the inns near Brest, living at free-quarters, till the smugglers thought they could be sure of them.
We had not gone far (certainly not fifty yards), when we saw the horses of the coastguards galloping down to the sea, one of the horses shying at the whiteness of the breaking water.
There's a cave, and the coastguards are there, I'll be bound, as prisoners.
The wind was blowing from the direction of the coastguards towards us, and even if I had cried out, perhaps, they would never have heard me.
I wondered what they would do to Mr Cottier; I wondered if ever I should get home again; I wondered whether the coastguards would have sufficient sense to arrest Marah if they saw him on the roads.
The men who struggled with the coastguards must have worn moccasins, or heelless leather slippers, made out of some soft hide.
I thought that I had better skirt the town, lest I should tumble on the coastguards and rouse their suspicions.
However, one of the Folkestone coastguards got wind of the fact, and in the very early morning appeared with a strong band of “preventives” in the street in which the smuggler’s house stood.
The police and coastguards are surrounding the house," I shouted, "and the rest of the crew have come down, and are trying to fight their way into the cave.
The land policeman and the coastguards of the whole English coastline had already reported on every hangar and aerodrome in the kingdom.
All the afternoon we had been surrounded by coastguards and policemen whose profession is, as every one knows, to prevent robbery and to take up thieves.
Besides the landlord and his wife there were two men in uniform, one a corporal of the coastguards and the other a policeman.
Then one of coastguards took the lead-topped cane which they use for throwing practice, and, after carefully coiling the line attached it so that it would run free, managed with a desperate effort to fling it far out.
As thecoastguards jumped from the cart, and began to get out the rocket stand, the old whaler pointed out the direction where the swimmer's head could still be seen.
The rest of the coastguards were by orders of their chief rigging up a whip which they thought might be necessary to hoist the men up from the water, if they could ever get close enough.
Tell thecoastguards that all those saved are to be taken to the castle.
One of the coastguards on the pier, helped by a host of willing hands, began drawing the end of the rope on shore.
The coastguards and fishermen had made up their minds where the landing could be made, and were ready; on the rocky shelf, whence Hector had at jumped, they stood by with lines.
The coastguards were all sociable fellows, ready to chat with strangers and not averse to a small tip.
If we obtain a search warrant, it can only be executed during the day, and even if the coastguards were to make a raid upon the place, we, as civilians, would not have any right to enter the house.
Bill got up and opened it, and two coastguards entered.
To send for the assistance of the local police and the coastguards might result in the scoundrels "getting the wind of it.
To this the chief officer of coastguards replied: "Well done, Scouts.
Yes," replied Hayes, "the coastguards towed her away.
The old lieutenant of Coastguards flushed with pleasure.
The Lieutenant of the Coastguards had seen almost everything.
The car was housed in the garage of the Lieutenant of Coastguards at Cockthorpe, four miles away.
Thanks to so large a number of Scouts having taken up the training as Sea Scouts we were able to supply about 1400 useful and efficient fellows to act as Coastguards directly the war broke out.
The chief officer of coastguards was requested to accompany the prisoner as a witness, and the three entered the vehicle and were driven to the police-station.
Since there were no Government diving boats anywhere in sight he naturally thought that it was a case for investigation, and the detachment of coastguards was promptly turned out.
A careful watch was maintained along the shore, the coastguards stationed in the district being temporarily augmented by men drafted from more remote places.
Whilst the four coastguards were exchanging fire from below, Lieutenant Knight and Duke came upon the crowd from their rear.
It was just then that the coastguards heard cries coming from the top of the cliff--cries as of some one in great pain.
These appeared on the top of the cliff, so the four coastguards ran from the tubs (on the beach) to the cliff to prevent this mob from coming down and rescuing the tubs.
The crowd made answer that the coastguards should not have the tubs, and proceeded to fire at the quartette and to hurl down stones.
Duke then went to tell the coastguards and Lieutenant Stocker on the beach, who fetched the dying man, put him into Lipscomb's boat, and promptly rowed him to his home at Lulworth, where he died the next day.
To be sure, there was a theory that upon occasion the police might call on the coastguards to come out and assist them.
There was a slumbering belief that the police had powers, and the coastguards functions.
The coastguards went out in their boat only in fine weather, which gave them the aspect of gentlemen.
Urgent instructions were in consequence issued to the coastguards not to be caught napping.
He was living half an hour before the coastguards found us, but we had been on shore a long time before they found us--about five or six hours.
The coastguards at Hallsands said distinctly that the lights they saw were a steamer's lights, whilst there is no doubt that the lights the lighthouse-keepers saw were those of the Dryad.
The coastguards and fishermen remained by the vessel for nearly an hour afterwards, shouting to see if they could get any response from the crew, but getting none, all hope of saving them was given up.
The coastguards at Hallsands also saw lights, and fired off a rocket and burned a blue light to warn the ship of her danger, but the vessel's lights were only seen a few minutes before they disappeared.
On the remainder of the coastguards returning to Hallsands shortly after, a light was seen near Beesands, and on reaching that place they found the schooner Lunesdale stranded.
Mr. Crickett, chief officer of Coastguards at Hallsands, has stated that he received intelligence of the casualty at 6.
He told the captain of the coastguards that he had been able to identify this man, and had written to his people in London.
You left the inn soon after Lancy Doane, and James Faddo went then, too, riding hard for Theddlethorpe, for he knew that in less than an hour the coastguards would be rifling the hiding-places of his smuggled stuff.
You remember how we saw thecoastguards flash their lights here and there, as they searched the sands for me?
You were surprised he did not try to stand the coastguards off.
Faddo, coming back from Mablethorpe, told Tom the coastguards were to raid him that night; and he made him hide in this safe place, as he called it, knowing that Lancy would make for it.
Of course we told our own dear and respected Lymchurch coastguards, and I think they may be trusted not to let it down on the Longbeach coastguards for many a good day.
The coastguardstold us tales of Southern ports, and of shipwrecks, and officers they had not cottoned to, and messmates that they had, but when we asked them about smuggling they said there wasn't any to speak of nowadays.
Nothing worth telling about happened till we had been there over a week, and had got to know the coastguards and a lot of the village people quite well.
The coastguards ain't got nothing to do except think things about honest people.
So then we instantly knew that the coastguards had been mistaken when they said there were no more smugglers now, and that this brave old man would not betray his comrades, even to friendly strangers like us.
But, as I understand, coastguards are not the real obstacle to smugglers and never were.
It is true that the government has withdrawn most of the coastguards from our shores.
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