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"No, sir," I responded, "it certainly is not, and I am exceedingly glad that you have broached the subject, for it affords me an early opportunity to do what I have had it in my mind to do, namely, to ask you whether you cannot find me some better employment than kicking my heels aboard the guardship until the frigate returns."
These five vessels, with the frigate 'Artemise, which performed he duties of guardship, formed the largest squadron which had ever assembled in the harbour of the capital of Iceland.
The Torch captured the schooner, and we left the privateer's men at Barbadoes to meet their reward, and several of the merchant sailors were turned over to the guardship, to prove the facts in the first instance, and to serve his Majesty as impressed men in the second, but scrimp measure of justice to the poor ship's crew. Anchored at Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes.
He had asked a friend to take charge of his sloop, and had rapidly countermanded all the preparations that were being made for his marriage. On arriving at Hull the Veteran went at once on board the guardship, and was shown into the commander's cabin.
But Drake and all the rest dashed on, sank the guardship a large galleon and sent flying a fleet of galleys which ventured too near them and were never seen again. Further resistance there was none absolutely none. The crews of the store ships escaped in their boats to land.
Glaucon felt the weariness fly from him. He was refreshed as never by wine. Then through the void in place of the band of heroes slowly outspread the tracery of a vessel at anchor,—the outermost guardship of the fleet of the Hellenes. They were again amongst friends. The watcher on the trireme was keeping himself awake after the manner of sentries by singing.
Though there must be many English boats within sight should the fog lift indeed, the guardship in Harwich harbour would be almost visible across the spit of land where Landguard Fort lies hidden Barebone had no intention of asking help so compromising.
By a stretch of authority they might, it is true, be confined to quarters or on board a guardship; but if in these circumstances they rose in a body and got ashore, they could neither be retaken nor punished as deserters, but to use the good old service term had to be "rose" again by means of the press-gang.
"Do you think he told them to send after Kenwardine?" "No," said Jake with a twinkle, "I rather think he's put them off the track, and although he had to give them a hint out of politeness, doesn't want them to know too much. Then there's only an old-fashioned cruiser here and I understand she has to stop for a guardship.
Before we reached Cronstadt, to quote from J.Y.'s Diary, we encountered a strong gale, so that the officers from the guardship, who came to see that all was in order, had hard work to get on board. There were eighteen Russian sailors with oars, yet they could not draw the boat, and our steamer was obliged to throw ropes and haul her in.
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