He must be fully a mile and a half away." The men in the boat were told to row direct for the light, and some of the sweeps were got out and helped the vessel through the water.

As they drew near, they could make out Giuseppi throwing fresh wood on the fire.
"You can steer within ten yards of where he is standing, captain, and directly you are abreast of him, put your helm hard to port.

You had better get the sweeps in now, the less way she has on her the better." "All well ?" Giuseppi hailed, as they came within fifty yards of it.
"All well, Giuseppi! There has been no fighting, so you have lost nothing.

Put all your wood on the fire, we want as much light as we can to get in." The flames shot up high, and the captain had no difficulty in rounding the corner of the rocks, and bringing up his vessel behind them.

A kedge was dropped, and the men in the boat rowed to the end of the rocks, and brought off Giuseppi.
"I was beginning to be anxious," the lad said, as he joined them on deck, "and when I first saw your signal I took you for a fishing boat.
You were so far off that the two lights looked like one, but by dint of gazing I made them out at last, and then lit the fire." "Now, captain," Francis said, "we have a good deal to do before morning, for I take it it will be no easy matter to get out the masts." "There would be no difficulty in getting the masts out," the captain answered.