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Updated: June 7, 2025
Thus reinforced, the Tiburon's fire breezed up again for a few minutes; then it gradually slackened again; and finally, when the action had been in progress some twenty minutes, it died away altogether, the black flag being slowly and reluctantly hauled down, a minute later, in token of surrender. "Cease firing, lads," I cried; "the schooner has struck.
The cruiser having acknowledged the "call", the Tiburon's semaphore began spelling out a message, each letter of which Jack read off and called out as it was signalled. When the message came to an end Carlos read it out and translated it into English. It ran as follows: "Fear there is something wrong with my engines also.
"Give them the other three guns, as quick as you please; and keep up your fire, with grape only, until you receive further orders," I cried. And almost as the words left my lips the other three guns bellowed their terrible message, in response to which the men on the Tiburon's deck seemed to shrink and disappear.
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