As the air seemed likely to stand long enough to place his party in extreme jeopardy, under the fire of the French, Winchester promptly ordered the boats to relinquish the pursuit and to rally round the felucca.

This command was reluctantly obeyed, when a moment was given to both sides for deliberation.
Le Feu-Follet had sustained no injury worth mentioning; but the English had not less than a dozen men slain or hurt.

Among the latter was Winchester himself; and as he saw that any success which followed would fall principally to the share of his subordinate, his wound greatly indisposed him to pursue any further a struggle that was nearly hopeless as it was.

Not so with Raoul Yvard, however.

Perceiving that the frigate had taken the breeze as well as himself, and that she was stealing along in the direction of the combatants, he determined to take an ample revenge for the audacity of the attempt, and then proceed on his voyage.
The lugger accordingly tacked, and passed to windward of the felucca, delivering a close and brisk fire as she approached.