De pilot am as watchful as a cat.

Dey had tied tings round de oars dat dey should make no noise, and when dey get to de side ob de ship dey lay dem in very quiet, hook on de tackle and hoist her up.

De hatchway were off, and de men beckon to Sam, and two ob dem go down wid him, and de hatchways closed down again.
"'I tink we hab tricked him,' one ob de sailors said.

'Dere great row at New Orleans about de four men found dead dar.

Dey come off and inquire ob de captain ober and ober again.