"I hear you!"
It was Captain Long who answered.
"Strike your flag and surrender, and you shall be treated as prisoners of war."
"Hear my answer?" exclaimed Captain Long, furiously.
Boom! Boom!
The guns of the Nashville poured in a broadside. That was the American reply.
"Sink the dogs!" roared Captain Moret, savagely. "Sink them, they deserve no better fate."
The last broadside of the Nashville had done some damage, but what could not be seen for the clouds of smoke that obscured the view.
The two ships were close to each other now.
Boom! Boom!