It is scarcely necessary to say that the search was not rewarded with success, the Feu-Follet being, just at that time, snug at anchor at Bastia, where her people had already taken out her wounded mainmast, with a view to step a new one in its place.

She continued to fire her balls and shells with murderous intent until the balls from St. Mark's direction had cut her mainmast down.

"A charming sea-boat, Mr Wilder," he continued, "and one that never throws a drop of spray abaft her mainmast.

that would be just her play; and the lugger keeps off a little, I rather suspect, to ease her mainmast.

And so, having all ready, we hove the mainmast into position, after which we proceeded to rig it.

Hardly was Byron on board when he kissed the mainmast, calling it "sacred wood."

"On the 15th, when in the Bermuda channel, a storm separated the convoy from the other ships, sent her mainmast overboard, broke her rudder, and the ship sprang a leak.

On the outward passage they encountered a heavy gale off the Cape of Good Hope, which sprung the mainmast and otherwise injured the ship, which determined the captain to bear up for the Mauritius, where he arrived in safety; a quarrel having taken place on the passage out between Lafitte and the captain, he abandoned the ship and refused to continue the voyage.

Others said the purser had not squared off his account; and one of the afterguard was seen to tickle the mainmast and whistle for a breeze, to give the old fellow a wide berth.

The spars had all stood, and Raoul no longer hesitated about trusting his wounded mainmast with a new yard and sail.

Sukey was stationed on the gun deck, abreast the mainmast.

In the night of the 20th to 21st of January we were overtaken by a very violent storm, which so damaged our mainmast that the captain determined on running into some haven on the first opportunity, and putting in a new one.