He would come up directly in the rear of one of the ships and try to go aboard in the dark.
It was a risky thing to do, but Oscar was far from being a coward.
Indeed, nobody in the whole navy was more daring than this young inventor.
The ships comprised two Chinese cruisers, two Japanese cruisers and two English men-of-war.
The conference was being held on board one of the British ships.
As silently as a shadow the new Holland glided along under the Pacific Ocean until directly under the stern of the British ship, which was named the Corcoran.
All was dark here, for the lights from the deck could not reach the spot.
With caution the trap-door of the Holland was opened.
Oscar came up and saw a large port open in the Corcoran to admit the evening breeze.
He climbed to this and saw that the apartment beyond was empty.