That ship will be alongside in an hour, and it might only cause a useless loss of life were we to keep on.

If she were alone I should say, let her come alongside, and with your crew and our officers and men we might, if we had luck, take her by boarding; but, with the whole fleet close behind us, it would be madness to think of such a thing, as we have but twelve guns, and those of small weight." Accordingly, the topsails were run down, and the courses brailed up, and the ship lay motionless till the English frigate came up.
Signals had been exchanged between the English vessels, and as they came along six of them dropped boats, each with some twenty men in it.

While these rowed towards the prize, the fleet pressed on, under all canvas, in pursuit of the French squadron.
The English officer in command of the boats received the swords of the French officers, and the noncommissioned officers were all sent below into the hold.

All sail was at once got on to the vessel again, and she followed in the wake of the fleet.

The English lieutenant then took the names of the prisoners.
"You are all Irish," he said, seriously.