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.
A tiszt néhány pillanatig beszélgetett a hajógazdával, felmutatta magával hozott iratait, majd a kapitány parancsára a hajó valamennyi utasát a fedélzetre szólították, és velük együtt a matrózokat is.