The officer conversed a few instants with the captain, gave him several papers, of which he was the bearer, to read, and upon the order of the merchant captain the whole crew of the vessel, both passengers and sailors, were called upon deck.
L'officier s'entretint quelques instants avec le patron, lui fit lire un papier dont il était porteur, et, sur l'ordre du capitaine marchand, tout l'équipage du bâtiment, matelots et passagers, fut appelé sur le pont.