The schooner has rounded the end of the island, and with this breeze will be here in half an hour.

You never can work out in time.

Beside, they would see you come out; and even if you got away, which you couldn't do, they would come back and capture the depot.

We have got to fight for it, that's evident; and the boats of a fleet could hardly make their way in here.

We had best get the three craft moored with their broadsides to the entrance.