might have been the case had the Americans been successful was
another matter.

All those who had taken part in the outbreak having been secured,
Captain Waring sent a party of marines to search for the American
captain. He was quickly found, and brought on the quarter-deck.

"You have broken your word of honour; you have instigated the crew to
mutiny, and I should be justified were I to run you up to the yard-arm!"
said Captain Waring, sternly.

"You would have done the same," answered the American captain, boldly.
"Such acts when successful have always been applauded."

"Not, sir, if I had given my word of honour, as you did, not to
interfere with the discipline of the ship," said Captain Waring. "You
are now under arrest, and, with those who supported you, will remain in
irons till we reach England."

Captain Gregory had not a word to say for himself. The French captain,
far from pleading for him, expressed his satisfaction that he had been
so treated.

He and the officers who had joined him were marched off under a guard to
have their irons fixed on by the armourer.

After this it became necessary to keep a strict watch on all the
prisoners, and especially on the Americans, a large proportion of whom
were found to be English seamen, and some of the _Foxhound's_ crew
recognised old shipmates among them.

Captain Waring, believing that he could trust to the French captain and
his officers, allowed them to remain on their parole, a circumstance
which greatly aggravated the feelings of Captain Gregory.

The captain had not forgotten Bill, who, by the timely information he
had given, had materially contributed to preserve the ship from capture.
Bill himself did not think that he had done anything wonderful; his
chief anxiety was lest the fact of his having given the information
should become known. The sentinel might guess at it, but otherwise the
captain alone could know anything about it. Bill, as soon as he had
told his story to the captain, and found that it was credited, stole
away forward among the rest of the crew on deck, where he took very good
care not to say a word of what had happened; so that not till the
trustworthy men received orders to be prepared for an outbreak were they
aware of what was likely to occur.

He therefore fancied that his secret had been kept, and that it would
never be known; he was, consequently, surprised when the following
morning the ship's corporal, touching his sho