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Updated: September 27, 2025
"The Go-along, from Baltimore, bound for Rio," answered a person on board the brig, through a speaking-trumpet. "Heave-to, if you please, sir, and I will pay you a visit we are in great distress," said Waller. "Ay, ay, sir," was the reply from the brig, as she was speedily brought up on a wind and hove-to.
My father drained it this time, and told me to go for another. "Then I shall lose the story," replied I. "No, boy, you won't," replied Ben; "I'll answer for it your father will heave-to till you come back." "So I will, Jack," replied my father. And having with every expedition executed my task, my father then continued:
They both thought that the approaching brig was a slaver, but to make more sure they called Wasser to them. He crept along under the sail, and put his eyes up over the gunwale: "Yes, big slaver, no doubt," he observed; "but no get slavie in yet." "Then we'll follow and board her," cried Jack. "If she won't heave-to, we'll make her."
It was vain to hope that we could heave-to, or in any way stop our mad career. We had done all that could be done, and had now only calmly to await our fate, whatever Providence had designed that should be. It is under such circumstances as this, that the courage and resignation of men are most severely tried.
I tell her not give any more rhoromantade, and walk out of shop." "Well, how cursed annoying! Now, I never set my mind upon anything but I'm disappointed. One might as well be Sancho in the Isle of Barataria. I think I'll go up to the captain, and ask him to heave-to, while I send for them. Do you think he would, master, eh?" said Courtenay, in affected simplicity of interrogation.
I certainly never saw such swimming before. They saw him coming from the deck, but did not heave-to, suspecting the nature of his errand; yet, the wind continuing light, he swam alongside and got on board, and delivered his letter.
"It's quite astonishing what a propensity the common sailors have to liquor. Forty odd years have I been in the service, and I've never found any difference. I only wish I had a guinea for every time that I have given a fellow seven-water grog during my servitude as first-lieutenant, I wouldn't call the king my cousin. Well, if there's no hot water, we must take lukewarm; it won't do to heave-to.
Her skipper shook his fist at us and stamped on the bridge with fury. Then he raised his megaphone again and hailed: "You infernal scoundrel, I'll make you suffer for that outrage! Heave-to at once, or I'll fire into you." The boat was sweeping round on a starboard helm, and was now running practically parallel to us, at a distance of about a hundred feet.
Why didn't you obey my signals to heave-to?" "Signals! I never see no signals." "How dare you, sir! you know I fired." "Oh, them! We thought you was practisin', and hauled down till you'd done, for the balls was flying very near." "Where are you from?" "From? Nowheres. We been out all night fishing." "What's your port?" "Shoreham." "And what have you on board? Who are those people?"
Then, when the two craft were about a mile apart, he ordered the Cuban flag to be run up to the main gaff-end, and the gun to be fired as a polite invitation to the other craft to heave-to, at the same time stopping his own engines.
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