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While the sea continued rolling and the ship tumbling about, there were no hopes of getting up jury-masts. That night was even more trying than the previous one.
The gale abated soon, and we got jury-masts up, and put back to Lima, but of all that ship's crew, no man was hurt by the storm or the spirit, save he whose deeds had been evil; and that is why, my lord, I say I fear not these sounds, for a good conscience is the best sheet-anchor. 'A truly edifying tale, said the Earl sneering, 'you must be Chaplain to the fleet, doubtless.
We little knew how bad it was, but instead of getting up jury-masts, with which we might have steered the ship up Channel, the crew were compelled to work at the pumps; but the leaks gained on us, and so the poor old ship went down, with upwards of a hundred people on board." "Dreadful!" exclaimed Margery. "But how did you escape from the ship?"
The Venerable was soon under jury-masts and in tow of the Spencer, steering for Gibraltar, followed by the rest of the squadron; where we all anchored, with our prize, the San Antonio, of seventy-four guns, at 6 P.M. on the 14th. "The scene before us, on anchoring, was of the most animating description.
Another boat, with the carpenter and assistant-surgeon, had been sent on board the prize to remedy any serious damage and to assist in dressing the wounded. I was sent with the boat. Mr Weymss, the third lieutenant, had not been idle: jury-masts were in preparation, the decks had been cleared, the dead thrown overboard, and the wounded taken below.
Now, my lads, watch the weather roll, round and grape don't throw a shot away aim at the quarter-deck ports. If we can prevent her from getting up her jury-masts, she is done for." "As for the matter of that," said the quarter-master, who was captain of one of the quarter-deck guns, "we might save our shot.
"I wonder if they see us coming," said Bill. "I should think, by this time, they would have caught sight of the raft." "Maybe they have plenty to do to look after themselves," said Jack, "working away to get up jury-masts, and labouring at the pumps. Depend upon it, when we get on board we shall not have an idle life of it."
Hour after hour we continued our course, wherever the wind sent us chiefly, however, towards the east. It was impossible, with the fearful sea there was then running, to attempt to raise jury-masts. Should land appear ahead, we knew too well that there was every probability of our being cast on it.
They had been active in repairing damages, and the admiral was all a-tanto again, with every thing set that the other ships carried. The plight of le Scipion was not so easily remedied, though even she had two jury-masts rigged, assistance having been sent from the other vessels as soon as boats could safely pass.
The men obeyed with alacrity, but scarcely had the shot left the mouths of the guns than the enemy replied with a crashing broadside, which shot away several of the stays of the jury-masts, knocked over three or four of the crew, and reduced the frigate almost to the state of wreck in which she had been found when captured. Rawson was the only officer wounded, but still he cheered on the crew.
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