You saved the day for the United States when you ran up the mizzen rigging and unmasked my battery.

You are a gentleman and a magnanimous enemy, Mr.Passford, and I congratulate you on your promotion, which is sure to come.

But you look pale this morning." "One of your revolvers had very nearly pinked me when I was in the rigging; for the ball passed between my arm and my side, and took out a piece of the former, Captain Rombold," replied Christy, who was beginning to feel languid from the loss of blood, for the drops of red fluid were dropping from the ends of his fingers.

"But you exaggerate the service I rendered; for Captain Breaker, suspecting something from the position in which your men were drawn up, had dropped a hawser port, and intended to look through the aperture made by one of our solid shots.

He would have discovered your trap." "He could not have seen the gun or the men." At that moment Christy sank down upon the deck..