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Title: The novels of Captain Marryat
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 Johnson, R. Brimley (Reginald Brimley), 1867-1932
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Publisher: (London Dent)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ours it was supposed that the majority ofthe pirates had been accounted for, and the prisonersbeing now very numerous, it was decided that the boatsshould return with them to the Comus, the captain ofwhich vessel, as commanding officer, would then issueorders as to their future proceedings. The captured pirates, when mustered on the deck ofthe Comus, amounted to nearly sixty, out of whichnumber one-half were those who had been sent on shorewounded, and had surrendered withoui resistance. Ofkilled there were fifteen; and it was conjectured that asmany more had been drowned in the boat, when she wassunk by the shot from the carronade of the launch. Al-though, by the account given by the captured pirates, themajority were secured, yet there was reason to supposethat some were still left on the island, concealed in thecaves. As the captain of the Comus had orders to return assoon as possible, he decided to sail immediately for PortRoyal with the prisoners, leaving the Enterprise to secure
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The Pirate 297 the remainder, if there were any, and recover anything ofvalue which might be left in the wreck of the Avenger,and then to destroy her. With the usual celerity of the service these orders wereobeyed. The pirates, among whom Francisco was in-cluded, were secured, the boats hoisted up, and, in half-an-hour, the Comus displayed her ensign, and made allsail on a wind, leaving Edward Templemore, with theEnterprise, at the back of the reef, to perform the dutiesentailed upon him; and Clara, who was on board of theschooner, to remove the suspicion and jealousy which hadarisen in the bosom of her lover. Chapter XVII THE TRIAL In a week the Comus arrived at Port Royal, and thecaptain went up to the Penn to inform the admiral of thesuccessful result of the expedition. Thank God, said the admiral, we have caughtthese villains at last: a little hanging will do them noharm. The captain, you say, was drowned ? So it is reported, sir, replied Captain Manly; hewas in the last boat whic

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