If you are interested in finding out more there is a very good resource The Kent Coast Blockade (now out of print) by R. Finn, based on his grandfather's (James Finn) diary. A copy can be found in the National Library of Australia. Finn, Ralph. 1971, The Kent Coast Blockade, [by R. Finn] (c/o Thanet Printing Works, Church Hill, Ramsgate, Kent), W. E. White, Ramsgate.
Interestingly, Rudyard Kipling lived in the south east of England at one time and wrote a poem called the Smuggler's Song, in which he makes it plain that all the community knew what was going on but turned a blind eye to the smugglers activities.
You can hear the poem made into a song on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVDnSLq2BOg&feature=related
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I like this song even though it didn't load well on my pc at lest I could follow the words!Thanks
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