Sopsy and Bokes, who were tied up forward, did the same; but they did not get any.

Captain Sullendine ate his breakfast, and I told him his vessel was a prize to the United States steamer Bellevite.

Then he was so furious that we had to shut him up in his stateroom again.
"After a while he promised to behave himself, and I let him out again.
He declared that his vessel was not a legal prize, and got off a lot of stuff that I did not take any notice of.

He wanted to make a protest to the commander of the Bellevite, and when he promised to behave like a gentleman, I let him come on board with me." "You acted with very good judgment, French, and Mr.Passford has already commended your good conduct in the expedition last night," said the commander.
"Thank you, sir," replied the prize-master, touching his cap, and backing away without another word.
"Loring," called the captain to the master-at-arms, who had just returned to the quarter-deck, or as near it as etiquette permitted him to go.

"How is your prisoner ?" "He broke down completely after he had been in the brig a few minutes, and promised to behave like a gentleman if the commander would hear him." "Bring him to the quarter-deck," added the captain.
In a few minutes, the ship's corporal conducted him into the presence of the commander.