At half-past eight he heard the sound of approaching steps; he left his men with their oars clear and ready to start, and went himself to see who it was; but he had not gone ten feet when he met a band of coastguards, in all about twenty men.
Hátrahagyta embereit az útrakész evezők mellett és előrement. A tizedik lépésnél a parti őrjáratba ütközött, mely mintegy húsz emberből állt.