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Updated: May 13, 2025
Officers with sharp eyes were also stationed at each fore-yardarm to look out for coral reefs. The Foam's boats reached the entrance to the lagoon just as the brig dropped her anchor, it being considered dangerous to approach nearer the shore. The brig, I found, was the Neptune, Captain Faith.
Jim and I were on the fore-yardarm. We had just finished our task, when Jim declared that he saw a light away to windward. On coming on deck we told Mr Griffiths. He at once ordered a gun to be fired as a signal.
Just then Owen observed a smaller flag hoisted at the mast-head of the stranger; then Routh, instead of at once coming on deck, ran out to the end of the fore-yardarm, from whence he dropped something into the water, apparently the very flag he had just waved.
As soon as she was clear of the reefs, Dillon was brought on deck, and desired to inform the master what course to steer in order to reach the pirate's stronghold. Look-outs were stationed aloft and at each fore-yardarm, that any dangers ahead might be seen and avoided, the commander not trusting alone to Dillon's pilotage.
Mr Mildmay, the first lieutenant, who was officer of the watch, paced the deck, spyglass in hand, now and then going on to the bridge and sweeping the horizon with his glass, while he frequently called to the look-outs on the forecastle and fore-yardarm to keep their eyes open.
Tell him, Hamed, if he tries that trick again, he'll be run up to the fore-yardarm there before he is many hours older."
Taking his station on the fore-yardarm, guided by the colour of the water, he gave directions to the helmsman how to steer. The stranger remained quietly at anchor, apparently not suspecting the character of her visitor. Harry was amused, as he went from gun to gun, to hear the remarks of some of the men who saw the French flag flying at the peak of the corvette.
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