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By the way, where did you learn that my cousin attempted to take the Bronx into Pensacola Bay?" asked Christy curiously, though he was using up the time he could not yet improve. "It was not your cousin at all who attempted to take the vessel into Pensacola Bay; it was Galvinne, for Corny only acted as a figure-head, as I intend to use you.
"In New York they got up a plan to obtain a small steamer, about the size of the Bronx," continued Christy. "Galvinne had been in the navy, and he readily obtained an appointment as second lieutenant of the store-ship Vernon. Byron shipped as a seaman. Corny was appointed by the two officers to take the place of a regular officer, who came down in the Vernon.
"If there had been no setback, Corny would have gone into Pensacola Bay in a few hours more, in nominal command of the steamer, though of course Galvinne was the real commander." "It is a strange story, and I cannot see how Corny succeeded in passing himself off as the officer he personated."
"He's just what he was before, when you was on board; he is the second lieutenant, and we have a new man for first, I believe they call him Gallivan," replied Dave, who was intelligent enough to comprehend what he saw on deck. "His name is Galvinne, and he was second lieutenant of the Vernon; but he is a Confederate.
"Do you expect me to obey your orders?" demanded the executive officer in a sneering tone. "If you don't, I will send for the second lieutenant and a file of men to put you out of my cabin." There was a silence for a few moments. "This will never do, Passford," said the tyrannical officer. "I don't think it will, Galvinne. Behave like a gentleman, and we shall have no difficulty," added Corny.
"Of course we are not bound to obey the orders of the Union flag-officer," added Corny. "But now you know the situation thoroughly, Mr. Galvinne, and I suppose you are ready to arrange your plans for the future." "There is not much planning to be done; all we have to do is to run into Pensacola when we are ready to do so," replied the naval officer.
"We shall be too far in for her to do us any harm, for the water has not less than four fathoms anywhere along the shore of St. Rosa's Island." "But she will signal the fort to fire upon us." "They can't make us out soon enough to do us any harm, or not much, at any rate," replied Mr. Galvinne confidently. "I hope it will all come out right, but I have some fears," added the impostor.
"I suppose they have seen that the course of the ship has been changed, and I thought they might have come aft to ask some questions, though the men ought to be better trained than that," added Mr. Galvinne, as he came quite near the companion-way where the second lieutenant was waiting for him, with Christy behind him, and ready to support him. Mr.
"I hope you will not make a donkey of yourself before we have finished this business," added the executive officer for the time being. "Now have you looked at your orders?" "I have not; they are sealed orders, and I am not to open them till nine o'clock this evening," replied Corny. "I believe you have lost all the wits you ever had, Passford," said Mr. Galvinne contemptuously.
Galvinne, who was then the officer of the deck, spoke to him, and they had quite a long conversation. He could not hear a word of it; but the fact that they were intimate enough to hold what appeared to be a confidential interview was enough to satisfy the prisoner that the second lieutenant was the principle confederate of his cousin.
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