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"Is your vessel the North Star, commanded by Captain Millet?" shouted Jeff in the ear of the first arrival, for the noise of raging elements rendered ordinary tones almost useless. "Ay, she is," replied the man; "but you won't see him till the last of us is safe aboard." "Hallo! Captain Millet!" cried Jeff, with a roar that almost equalled the elements.
As she was evidently a merchant vessel we paid no attention to her running down to us, supposing that she was out of her reckoning, and wished to know her exact position on the chart. But as soon as she was close to us, instead of passing under our stern, as we expected, she rounded to, and laid us by the board.
I heard the other day she was owned by a fellow by the name of " He stopped abruptly. "I can't remember the man's name," he concluded. Hawkins knew Bronson was lying. Straightway he decided to find out what he could about the ownership of the Gray Ghost. Of the vessel herself, he had some knowledge though he gave no intimation that he had ever heard the name before.
Toll for the brave! The brave, that are no more: All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore. Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land-breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete. Toll for the brave!
Sharp hoped that they might now escape, and as for Sir George Templemore, he generously repeated his offer to pay, out of his own pocket, all the port-charges in any French, Spanish, or Portuguese harbour, the master would enter, rather than see such an outrage done a foreign vessel in a time of profound peace.
Van Vleck, Oddington, and two others of the party decided to take their position in the shelter of the deck-house, where they could see and yet be protected if the vessel were fired upon. All amusement had gone from the situation for Virginia. She knew that her father, who insisted upon remaining on the bridge, might at any moment be placed in jeopardy.
Who slew three of the piratical prize crew, and rescued themselves and the vessel from their power. In the Lecture-Room, a great Dramatic Novelty is offered, Mr. and Mrs. Miss DORA DAWRON, DOUBLE-VOICED SINGER, LA PETITE ADDIE LE BRUN, The favorite Juvenile Danseuse, always popular. With a laughable farce, every day at 3 and 7 3/4 o'clock.
The following extract from a letter written at that time will convey some idea of the crowded, ill-ventilated condition of the vessel: "We have now been on board the transport a week, and are getting into a frame of mind suitable for desperate work. The men are very patient, but they know someone has blundered. Talk about the heroism of the Light Brigade!
The captures were taken in tow and carried off in the direction of Cienfuegos. The next day, however, the Cuba broke adrift from her hawser, and on being recovered, a prize crew was sent on board the vessel, with directions to carry her into Cienfuegos, for which port Captain Semmes was now shaping his course.
It was evident from the gradual change of course the Uncas was obliged to make that the vessel she was following was headed in a southerly direction. "That would take her toward the western end of Cuba," Clif thought to himself. "Perhaps she's sighted us and is running away."
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