"All this deceived the men on the Scorpion; they thought the Tigress was still in the hands of their comrades, and when within two miles anchored for the night. At dawn the next morning the British ran the Tigress down alongside of her, the concealed soldiers ran out from their hiding-places, rushed on board the Scorpion, and in a few minutes the British flag was floating over her."
"And the British were very jubilant over the capture, as I remember reading," remarked Violet.
"And not very truthful in their report of it," added Walter. "Lossing says Adjutant-General Baynes actually reported in a general order that the vessels had crews of 300 each; only exaggerating 570 in stating the aggregate of the crews of the two schooners."
But just here the talk was interrupted by the not unwelcome summons to their evening meal.
CHAPTER V.
As they left the table and gathered upon deck on the evening of the next day, the captain announced that they were nearing Mackinaw.
"I am glad of that, papa," said Grace; "for we shall have a lovely view of it by moonlight."
"Are we going to stop there, sir?" asked Walter.