Watch him carefully, men, and then send him below with the rest.

Fill away again, Mr.Seymour." The ponderous yards were swung, and the Ranger soon gathered way again and rapidly overhauled the last of the fleet.

The first trick had worked so well that it was worth trying again.

As soon as she drew near the doomed ship, she showed lights like those of the frigate and sloop of war.

Ranging alongside the weather quarter of the transport, the captain again hailed,-- "Ship ahoy!" "Ahoy, what ship is that ?" Again the same deluding reply,-- "His Britannic majesty's sloop of war Southampton, Captain Sir James Yeo.