She won't sail anywhere near the wind, and makes awful leeway.

Hurrah! there's a big steamer coming out.

We will hail her." Hawtry now steered the boat till he had placed her as near as possible in the line which the steamer was pursuing, and then lowered the sail, and waited for her to come up.
When she came within a quarter of a mile the sail was again hoisted, and Hawtry so steered the boat that for a moment Jack thought he would put her under the bows of the steamer.

This, however, had the effect which Hawtry had intended, of drawing attention to them.
The steamer passed within thirty feet of them.

Hawtry lowered the sail, and standing up, shouted,-- "Throw us a rope!" A number of persons had been attracted to the side, and one of the officers, seeing two young midshipmen in the boat, at once threw a rope to them, while the officer on duty ordered the engines to be stopped.