Savery Brock, being acquainted with the intricate course, was on the fore yard looking out, when he suddenly espied some rocks towards which the frigate was steering.

There was no time for communication, and, without hesitating an instant, he cried out in true nautical style: "H-a-r-d up, h-a-r-d up." "H-a-r-d up it is," replied the helmsman.

"H-a-r-d up," repeated Savery in a louder key.

"Gently, young man," said the captain, who was standing forward.
The ship fortunately bore away just in time to clear the rocks, and was thus saved by the prompt interference of her passenger.

We have often heard him in his latter days tell the story with excusable pride, and he especially remembered how the crew pointed him out the next morning to each other, as the young man who had got the ship out of her danger.