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"Because I didn't like the company, to say nothing of being nosed round by Frank Sedley, Bill Bright, or whoever happened to be coxswain. If you had been coxswain, Charley, I wouldn't minded it," replied Tim, adroitly. "But I wouldn't nose the fellows round," replied Charles, tickled with Tim's compliment. "I know you wouldn't; but they wouldn't make you the coxswain.
"'E don't 'arf know 'is job, the coxswain of that boat." The boat in question with a single slow stroke moved up obediently. "Stand by!" sang the metallic voice again. Then Bang! They were off. As if released by the concussion, a wild pandemonium burst from the waiting spectators' throats. The light boats sprang forward like things alive, and in their churning wakes came the crowded steam-boats.
It was Coxswain Riley who stood by to catch the young commanding officer's arm. "Hullo, Coxswain," was Dave's greeting. "Are you to handle the launch to-night?" "No, sir," Riley answered, saluting. "I am the petty officer in charge of the seamen. Coxswain Schmidt handles the launch, sir." As soon as his party had hurried aboard, Darrin gave the order to cast off.
Pike and cutlass did the rest of the bloody work. Rumford, the gigantic first-lieutenant of the "Dettingen," was cut down by Commodore Bowie's own sword, as they engaged hand to hand; and it was Tom Coxswain who tore down the British flag, after having slain the Englishman at the wheel. Peace be to the souls of the brave!
In the darkness he might escape undiscovered. "Bob, are you a good swimmer?" he asked, turning to the coxswain. "Yes sir! can swim all day," was the reply. "Then follow me as silently as possible, and we may yet escape."
Just as the men were all in the lifeboat, and were about to man their haul-off warp to pull the lifeboat out into deep water thereby, a service of the greatest danger on such a night, some one on the beach it was James Laming, the present able Kingsdown coxswain, but then a very young man even in that black night discovered a great fender floating in the recoil.
Ten minutes later we were nearing the Teaser, and I saw the reason why we could not see either of the other boats. They were swinging to the davits, and we were therefore the last. Just then Mr Reardon hailed us. "How many men hurt?" he shouted between his hands. "Only one, sir; Barr coxswain." "Badly?" "Oh no, sir," shouted the sufferer. "Bit of a scrat on the back." "How many prisoners?"
"Who was to be in charge?" "Congdon," replied the doctor, naming one of the petty officers. "He's my coxswain," said Captain Parkinson. "A first-class man. I can hardly believe that he is afraid. We'll see." Congdon was sent for. "You're ordered aboard the schooner for the night, Congdon," said the captain. "Yes, sir." "Is there any reason why you do not wish to go?"
In the dark the Kingsdown coxswain put his lifeboat into the surf on the Goodwins; it was heavy, but they got through it safely, and found on the off-part of the Goodwins, towards its southern end known as the South Calliper a large steamship aground. She proved to be the Sorrento, bound from the Mediterranean to Lynn.
"Do you think to frighten us with ground sharks?" replied the coxswain, "keep under cover, my lad; Jack, give him a shot to prove we are in earnest, and every time he or that nigger show their heads, give them another, my lads." "For God's sake, don't attempt to swim," said Jack, in an agony; "I will try some means to give you water."
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