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"South-west," repeated the first lieutenant, addressing the quartermaster who was conning the wheel.
āļāļļāļāđāļāļāļĢāđ āļŠāļĨāđāļāļ āđāļāļĢāļāļīāļāļāļĢāļĩ 50 āļāļāļāđāļāđ 300 "Then the report of the light on the starboard bow places it directly to the eastward of us," added Christy. "That is about where the entrance to St. Andrew's Bay ought to be, if my calculations were correct. We have been running to the eastward since we left the blockaders' station off Pensacola Bay. My ruler on the chart gave me that course, and Mr. Galvinne followed it while he was in charge. We could not have got more than half a mile off the course in coming about twice. The shoaling of the water also indicates that we are all right." Camden was called aft and formally appointed second lieutenant, but Ralph was in the watch below, and was in his hammock. The commander retired to his stateroom, and, letting his report wait till another day, he was soon sound asleep. "Do you know where we are bound, Mike?" asked Christy. "Now tell me what you know about that expedition on board of the Magnolia," said Christy more earnestly. "Mr. Pennant reports that your passengers claimed that they were peaceable citizens, and that your sloop was bound to Appalachicola. Was that true?" CHAPTER XIII THE OPENING OF THE SECRET ORDERS