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In the morning watch a similar circumstance took place. Mr Phillott, went down, and said that several of the convoy were out of sight astern. "Shall we heave-to, Captain Horton?" "O no," replied he, "she will be so uneasy. Let me know if you lose sight of any more." In another hour, the first lieutenant reported that "there were very few to be seen."
Commanded to heave-to both vessels were boarded by examination officers from the destroyer, but their papers being quite in order and nothing of a suspicious nature discovered amongst the cargo they were allowed to proceed.
Marston knew how to heave-to the vessel; but, fearful of running past Wallis Island in the night, they did the very thing they should not have done lowered and made fast both mainsail and foresail, and let the vessel drive under bare poles.
The smoke of a gun was seen to issue from one of her bow ports, as a sign for us to heave-to, but the captain thought he should first like to try the fleetness of his heels before he gave in. So we continued our course to the northward.
Not a soul came near me throughout the day, but several small craft passed out of or into the harbour, and these afforded verification of Hoard's statement as to the extraordinary precautions observed by the authorities, every one of them being obliged to heave-to until a boat from the battery had boarded them.
Indeed, so formidable did the appearance of the surf at length become that the captain ordered the rest of the boats to heave-to, while we in the gig went ahead to reconnoitre and inspect the condition of the bar.
"We've had enough of prize-crews in this ship, and want no more." "Heave-to, sir, on the pain of being treated as a pirate also." "Ay, ay " shouted Marble, who could keep silent no longer "first catch a pirate. Fire, if you are tired of your cruise. I wish them bloody Frenchmen had stopped all your grog!" This was neither dignified nor politic, and I ordered my mate to be silent.
But I was worn out with fatigue; my limbs ached as though I had been severely beaten, my hands were blistered and raw with the chafe of the tiller, and my eyes were smarting for want of sleep. Rest I felt that I must have, and that soon, come what might of it. So, as the gale had moderated somewhat, I determined to heave-to.
I have shortened sail, as you see, so as to reduce our own speed as nearly as possible to what I judge hers will be; but this schooner is a perfect flyer there's no holding her, and it would not surprise me a bit to find that we have shot ahead of the chase. I feel more than half inclined to heave-to for a short time; but Lovell thinks that the Indiaman is still ahead of us somewhere."
In the morning watch a similar circumstance took place. Mr Phillott went down, and said that several of the convoy were out of sight astern. "Shall we heave-to, Captain Horton?" "Oh, no," replied he, "she will be so uneasy. Let me know if you lose sight of any more." In another hour the first lieutenant reported that "there were very few to be seen."
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