As soon as she reached the side of the Juno she was hove to, and a boat was sent off at once.

An officer stepped on board.

He was horrified at the scene of carnage which presented itself.

The ship aloft was a wreck, the decks were a perfect shambles, wounded and dying men lay around in every position.

The masts were gone, the ship was full of shot-holes, the water was rushing and gurgling in through the shot-holes below the waterline, flames were breaking out forward.
"Where is Captain Burden ?" cried the officer.
"Dead," replied the wounded first lieutenant, in a hollow voice.
"Did you strike ?" "Yes." "What was the ship with which you fought ?" "The American ship Ranger, Captain John Paul Jones.