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Updated: May 19, 2025
"I think we will retire to the cabin to examine these papers, for I see that the case is filled with documents, including some sealed letters," continued Mr. Birdwing, as he moved towards the cabin door. "That cabin is mine! You can't go into it!" howled Captain Sawlock, crazy with anger. "Don't let them go into the cabin, Withers!"
The captain was not on the quarter-deck, but the first lieutenant was planking the deck for his morning "constitutional." "Good-morning, Mr. Birdwing," said Christy. "Good-morning, Mr. Passford; I hope you are very well this morning," replied the executive officer. "Quite well, I thank you, sir.
The Chateaugay was following her; and a glance at the compass gave her course as south-east, half south. Christy had sailed the Bronx over this course, and he knew where it would bring up. "It is plain enough, Mr. Birdwing, that the Ionian is not bound to Nassau," said he. "So Captain Chantor said when I came on deck," replied the first lieutenant.
Passford," said the commander, when he had concluded. "The idea of avenging an injury received in that way is something I never happened to hear of before, though my experience is not unlimited. Mr. Birdwing," he continued, after the first lieutenant had reported to him, "had you any difficulty in effecting the capture of the Snapper?"
Hackling, take charge of the second cutter, and give Mr. Birdwing my order to make a prize of that steamer, and bring her off to the deep water." It was quite dark when this order was executed.
Carlin had sent two of his men to the stern at the request of the Frenchman, charged to allow no one to throw anything overboard. The first officer of the Ionian had listened to the conversation between Captain Sawlock and the first lieutenant, and had gone below into the cabin when it began to be a little stormy. "What does all this mean, Mr. Carlin?" inquired Mr. Birdwing.
"This is an outrage, Mr. Officer!" exclaimed the discomfited master. "If it is, I am responsible for it," added the executive officer, as he removed the cover from the end of the case. "I protest against this outrage! I will not submit to it!" howled Captain Sawlock, carried away by his wrath. "Perhaps you will," said Mr. Birdwing quietly. "But I will not!"
"All right; but I shall obey my orders to the very letter," added Mr. Birdwing. "How many men shall I put on board of her?" "Twelve, if you please," replied Christy, who had arranged the plan with the detective. "Six from each boat," said the executive officer; and then he hailed the second cutter, and directed Mr. Carlin to send this number on board of the Ionian.
Do you surrender?" continued the lieutenant. "I don't know that I can help myself, for this steamer is not armed, and I can make no resistance," replied the captain. "I had no idea that ship was a Yankee gunboat." "But we had an idea that this was a blockade-runner," added Mr. Birdwing, as he proceeded to take formal possession of the vessel, and called for her papers.
"You will oblige me by producing your papers, Captain Sawlock," continued Mr. Birdwing. "For a good reason, my papers are not regular," answered the captain of the Ionian, with an attempt to be more affable, though it did not seem to be in his nature to be anything but a brute in his manners. "Regular or not, you will oblige me by exhibiting them," the officer insisted.
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