As for any hope of being rescued by Commander Farragut, that had to be renounced completely. We were being swept westward, and I estimate that our comparatively moderate speed reached twelve miles per hour.
Wij moesten de hoop geheel opgeven om door kapitein Farragut gered te worden: wij werden naar het westen medegesleept, en ik berekende, dat onze snelheid zoo wat twaalf kilometer in het uur bedroeg.