Mr.Blowitt was summoned from his stateroom, and forty men, including all who had taken part in the capture of the prize, were detailed to man the Teaser.

The second lieutenant was one of the jolliest men on board, but he weighed nearly two hundred pounds, and he was not as active on this account in boat service as some others.

He was an excellent officer, and had been in command of a steamer, though he had never before been in the navy.
At three o'clock in the morning the fasts of the Teaser were cast off, and she backed away from the Bellevite.

She was to proceed to a point about six miles to the eastward, which was beyond the camp of the "Pet Lambs." Here she was to look out for the Teaser's crew.
She had not made half this distance when all hands heard rapid and continued firing on Santa Rosa Island..