The boat keepers acted very wisely; all of them got into the gig and towed the other boats astern, so that if the Malays came along, either in their prahus or in their boats, they could have cut them adrift and made a race of it down to the ship.
"Well, I think that there is nothing more to be done here.

The men may as well have a tot of grog served out, and then the sailors can march down to the landing place and bring up the boats and take the guns and what ammunition you have left, on board.

Mr.Morrison will go back with me to the ship; he has one of his arms broken by a ball from the prahus." "I did not know that he was wounded, sir; he did not report it.

I should not have sent him if I had known it." "It is just as well as it is, Ferguson; it will give me an opportunity of specially recommending him for promotion in my report.

The assistant surgeon temporarily bandaged his arm when he reached the ship." "Is she afloat, sir ?" "No; I want you back as soon as possible.