Part 6 (1/2)

”I daresay the captain will knohat to do with them,” responded Bill

”We must not count our chickens before they're hatched,” said Jack

”Howsumdever, we'll do our best” Jack's reun near which he was seated, caused a laugh

”What do you call your best, Jack?” asked Ned Green

”Sitting onout the powder as you want it,” answered Jack ”What more would you have me do, I should like to know?”

”Well said, Jack,” observed Green ”We'll work our guns as fast as we can, and you'll hand out the powder as ant it”

The talking was cut short by the voices of the officers ordering the uns laid hold of the tackles, while the captains stood with the lanyards in their hands, waiting for the word of co shi+p got nearer and nearer She could now be seen through the ports on the starboard side

”Well, but she's a whopper!” exclai Now, boys, we'll show the Monsieurs e can do”

Just then cauns on the starboard side, with a loud roar, sent forth theirthem in to re-load, the eneainst the sides, soh the ports

The sh which objects could be but dimly seen

The boys looked at each other All of them were seated on their tubs, but they could see several for their limbs, others stilled in death

This was likely to be a very different affair fro handed out the powder, Jack, Tom, and Bill returned to their places once ain thundered forth, and directly after there ca the stout sides of the shi+p

For several minutes the roar was incessant Presently a cheer was heard froone over the side; but beforesound overhead showed that the _Foxhound_ had been equally unfortunate

Her fore with it the bowsprit and eable, but still her brave captain uns, as they could be brought to bear, were fired at the enemy with such effect that she was co this, the crew of the _Foxhound_ gave another hearty cheer; but ere the sound had died away, down caate lay an al at once gave the order to clear the wreck, intending to get up jury-masts, so as to be in a condition to renew the coain attack them

All hands were thus busily eazine, and the guns run in and secured

The shi+p was in a critical condition

The carpenters, before anything else could be done, had to stop the shot-holes betind and water, through which the sea was pouring in several places

It was possible that the prisoners ed, to atte the shi+p