The hoseman shut off the water, and the ship's company of the St.Regis were in full possession of the prize.
"Anything more to be done, Captain Bristler ?" asked the mate, as he approached the commander.
"Nothing more can be done, Mr.Victor," replied the captain, who appeared to be overwhelmed with wrath at the unexpected termination of his voyage.

"It is too late to scuttle her, and that vampire of a Yankee has smashed both of our boats into kindling wood.

We did not begin the end soon enough." But the beginning had evidently ended sooner than had been expected, and the Raven was the prize of the St.Regis.Christy still stood on the rail, and saw that all his orders had been executed to the letter.

Mr.
Makepeace had sent the carpenter and his gang into the hold, or as far as they could get, to ascertain if the steamer had been scuttled.

It could not have been done without breaking out a portion of the cargo, and this would have been a work of no little time.