One of his bargemen, by name Level, tore his shirt into shreds, and made a sling with them for the broken limb.

They then collected five other seamen, by whose assistance they succeeded at length in getting the boat afloat; for it had grounded with the falling tide.

Nisbet took one of the oars and ordered the steersman to go close under the guns of the battery, that they might be safe from its tremendous fire.

Hearing his voice, Nelson roused himself, and desired to be lifted up in the boat that he might look about him.

Nisbet raised him up; but nothing could be seen except the firing of the guns on shore, and what could be discerned by their flashes upon a stormy sea.
In a few minutes a general shriek was heard from the crew of the FOX, which had received a shot under water, and went down.