...carried with him into action, as, on the occasion of the capture of the Gamo by the Speedy, he relates : Shortly before boarding an incident occurred which,...desperate one, and calculating on the superstitious wonder wmch forms an element in the Spanish character, a portion of our crew were ordered to blacken their...

...wounded ; her casualties thus exceeding the whole number of officers and crew on board the Speedy. ' Shortly before boarding an incident occurred which,...what with this and the excitement of combat, more ferocious-looking objects could scarcely be imagined. The fellows thus disguised were ordered to board...

...smart expedients in which he was never wanting. Before going into action, " knowing," as he said, " that the final struggle would be a desperate one,...which forms an element in the Spanish character," he had ordered his crew to blacken their faces ; and, " what with this and the excitement of combat,...

...be able to act according to precedent or established custom ' In this naval engagement he says : ' Knowing that the final struggle would be a desperate...an element in the Spanish character, a portion of the crew were ordered to blacken their faces, and what with this and the excitement of combat, more...

...any weakness or foible in the enemy's character however apparently absurd. " Calculating," he says, "on the superstitious wonder which forms an element in the Spanish character, a portion of the crew were ordered to blacken their faces," and thus disguised were ordered to board by the head....

...of the Speedy, the order was given to board, and in a few seconds every man was on the enemy's deck. Knowing that the final struggle would be a desperate...and what with this and the excitement of combat more ferocious-looking objects could not be imagined. The fellows thus disguised were directed to board...