The Harpy brought the breeze up with her, and was soon within range; she steered to cut off the corvette, firing only on her bow-chasers.
"We ab her now," cried Mesty; "fire away men, take good aim.

Breeze come now; one man go to helm.

By de power what dat ?" The exclamation of Mesty was occasioned by a shot hulling the ship on the starboard side.

Jack and he ran over, and perceived that three Spanish gun-boats had just made their appearance round the point, and had attacked them.

The fact was, that on the other side of the cape was the port and town of Carthagena, and these gun-boats had been sent out to the assistance of the corvette.