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AAR. October Solo Mission: A clean pair of keels. HEIC NOTTINGHAM.
Preamble.
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The Marines overran the damaged French Frigate with ease, and very soon had ferried its remaining crew to join their wooding and watering party on the Island.
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Sorting out the Prize Crew took some time under the Second Lieutenant and Master's mate. Because some of the non French crew had signed on with the British, five of the Bombay Marines were also dispatched to the prize just to keep an eye on them.
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With all this finally sorted out just before dawn, Captain McBride had just issued the order to set sail, and the answer had come back from the Boatswain Anchor up and down. Almost on top of this shout caim a hail from the maintops.
"Sail sighted to the West North West Captain".
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Within a minute, Midshipman Hargreaves was up the Ratlines and using the Bring em near, reporting; A French Ship "o" the line making about five Knots and bearing to round the point."
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With no more to do. McBride ordered both ship to make all sail to the South East as soon as the anchor was free of the bottom.
Bligh.