I had but just completed this document when Henderson came down to acquaint me with the fact that all the prisoners who were in the least likely to give trouble were securely lodged below; I, therefore, sealed my report and, taking it on deck, handed it over to one of the two men who were to take the boat back to the frigate, and dispatched them; and a few minutes later--the _Europa_ having meanwhile shifted her berth and hove-to again close to leeward of us--the boat passed under the frigate's stern and disappeared from our view.
