"How far is it to St.
Andrew's ?" "If I remember rightly it is eighty-three sea miles from the entrance to Pensacola Bay.

But you do not run away with the idea that it is necessary for you, as the present commander of the Bronx, to visit this place ?" asked the naval officer.
"Of course we are not bound to obey the orders of the Union flag-officer," added Corny.

"But now you know the situation thoroughly, Mr.Galvinne, and I suppose you are ready to arrange your plans for the future." "There is not much planning to be done; all we have to do is to run into Pensacola when we are ready to do so," replied the naval officer.
"Do you think it advisable to do so at once ?" asked Corny; and his motive seemed to be simple curiosity, for he was not competent to give advice on a naval question, though he was in nominal command of the steamer.
"Certainly not; for as soon as it was seen on board of the flag-ship that the commander of the Bronx was disobeying his orders, we should be chased by the two ships on the station and fired upon." "How shall you manage it ?" "We shall be well out of sight of the flag-ship by dark, or sooner, and then we can come about, and keeping closely under the lee of the land, we shall reach the entrance of the bay before morning; and then all we have to do is to run in." "But the flag-ship will make out the steamer," suggested Corny.
"We shall be too far in for her to do us any harm, for the water has not less than four fathoms anywhere along the shore of St.Rosa's Island." "But she will signal the fort to fire upon us." "They can't make us out soon enough to do us any harm, or not much, at any rate," replied Mr.Galvinne confidently.
"I hope it will all come out right, but I have some fears," added the impostor.
"You need not have.

You have played your part remarkably well, Mr.
Passford, and it was an excellent idea on the part of Major Pierson, who suggested this plan of putting you in the place of your cousin.

He had seen you and your relative together, I believe ?" "He had, for we were both prisoners of war after our unsuccessful attempt to capture the Bellevite, on the Hudson." "I have heard about that; and I know that your cousin Christopher is no chicken." "He is what the Yankees call smart, and I know he is all that," added Corny.