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jokerp88 "Captain Battleton," repeated Christy, to assure himself that he had correctly understood the name. "I can't told you 'zackly, massa; she as big as de fort." "I admit the correctness of your conclusion." 204 The body of the fog evidently lay near the water, and the lookout had probably seen the light over the top of the bank, as it could not be made out on the bridge. Christy expressed his belief that the sun would burn the fog off soon after it rose. No variation of the drift lead had been reported, and the Bronx was not even swinging at her anchor. For an hour longer entire silence was preserved on the deck, and the lookout made no further report. "Dave, sir," replied he, evidently deeply impressed by the visitor for some reason not yet apparent to the captain. "It is evident from what we have heard, and from the documents submitted to me that one of these gentlemen is Lieutenant Christopher Passford," said Captain Battleton; "but we have no means of identifying the officer. In what vessels have you served, Mr. Passford?"