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"We have five prisoners on board; and we can take care of them well enough," replied Christy; "but the principal difficulty is that we have no officers."
āđāļāļĄ āļŠāļĨāđāļāļ āđāļĄāđ āļāđāļāļ āļāļēāļ "He could not have been disturbed until you spoke to him; and he might have ransacked the whole of the lower part of the house." "Who's there?" he repeated in a louder tone. "I came on board of the Bronx, and put myself in a place where you were least likely to look for me,âunder the berth in the captain's stateroom. I was at home there, for I had occupied the room while I was the acting commander of the vessel on her voyage to the Gulf. But you must excuse me now, for I am ordered to get under way at once; and the ship's company of the Floridian have reported on board." 329 "You, Massa Gumboat!" cried the negro. "De sodgers put de bagonet frou your crop like a knife frou a pullet's froat!" "A considerable number of officers and seamen must have come with you in the Vixen and the other vessels," said the captain, raising his finger to indicate that the question was addressed to Christy. "Dave," called the captain.